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Since our department is mostly Linux-based, we decided it would be a good idea to list some common Linux tools/editors to save you time.
Department Network Info
Our CS Systems Administration staff has a web site with some valuable information on the department's computing resources. It can be found here with particularly good info in faq.html.
Text Editors
Of the text editors listed below, Emacs and Vim are by far the most popular, so it is worth putting in the time to learn one of them.
VIM (Visual editor iMproved) (with its GUI version
gvim) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Vi was the first real screen-based editor for UNIX, and is still very popular. VIM improves on vi by adding new features: multiple windows, multi-level undo, block highlighting and more. The vim-enhanced package contains a version of VIM with extra, recently introduced features like Python and Perl interpreters.
- Learning the vi editor
- vi quick reference text
- vi help document
- Vimshell - allows you to run a shell from within a vim window (very handy!)
Emacs is a very robust text editor written in LISP. It will syntax highlight code written in (virtually) every major programming language out there. The learning curve is a bit steep, but once you learn, you will never go back. Nearly every text-editing task can be achieved via sequences of keystroke shortcuts. Once you become familiar with the basic commands, you can use the editor as an entire IDE (Integrated Development Environment). An Emacs reference card is provided below.
Gedit is a very simple text editor and highlights most of the major programming languages and has a tabbed environment.
Eclipse is an IDE for the java programming language. Though the editor also supports C++ development, it is quite lacking. The IDE does have a good java debugger. It can be downloaded from here and is available on the department linux machines by running eclipse.sh from the command line.
Versioning
Subversion is a way to version your code (or anything else for that matter). You can make changes to any file, commit the changes to a repository, and revert to any version of your code. This is useful if you accidentally delete a file. You can simply recheck it out! You can also compare your current code with old versions of the code that you wrote in the past. Subversion is quickly becoming the most popular versioning protocol. A Subversion reference card is provided below.
[Citation needed]
Scripting
Python is a very robust scripting language and can be used to write simple scripts or more advanced scripts that make use of object-oriented code and extensive libraries. A reference card is provided below.
When you type commands into a prompt, you're really typing them into what's called a shell. The two most commonly-used shells in Linux are bash and tcsh. Programming bash scripts are simple once you learn the syntax. A bash reference card is provided below.
[Citation needed]
LaTeX (pronounced 'lay-tek' or 'lah-tek') is a language used to produce papers, articles, journals, books, etc. It is THE standard for document formatting, and you will no doubt be required to use it in our department. You create a latex file, which is a language specification for your paper, etc., and then "compile" the file into .pdf, .ps, etc. There are several useful links below to help you with this.
This is a reference card for the Latex language specification.
This is a list of all possible symbols in latex.
This is a useful language extension that can be used to generate pseudocode in figures.
Generating Graphs
R is a great programming language/environment that can be used to generate excellent plots/graphs and manipulate vectors and matrices easily. An R reference card is provided below.
Programming Languages
C++ is the first of the two most commonly used programming languages in our department (and in general). A C++ reference card is provided below. A reference card for the C++ Standard Template Library (STL) is also provided.
Java is the other most commonly used programming language. A Java reference card is provided below.
Useful Unix commands and tricks
There are a lot of small, easily learned commands and tricks in a shell that can greatly improve productivity. A quick how-to is here.
More tools
The RTRT wiki also has a collection of good tool tutorials. All of these tools are planned to be consolidated into the yet-to-be-released CS Department Wiki.
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Latex
Latex is a language used to produce papers, articles, journals, books, etc. It is THE standard for document formatting, and you will no doubt be required to use it in our department. You create a latex file, which is a language specification for your paper, etc., and then "compile" the file into .pdf, .ps, etc. There are several useful links below to help you with this.
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LaTeX (pronounced 'lah-tek') is a language used to produce papers, articles, journals, books, etc. It is THE standard for document formatting, and you will no doubt be required to use it in our department. You create a latex file, which is a language specification for your paper, etc., and then "compile" the file into .pdf, .ps, etc. There are several useful links below to help you with this.
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Useful Unix commands and tricks
There are a lot of small, easily learned commands and tricks in a shell that can greatly improve productivity. A quick how-to is here.
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More tools
The RTRT wiki also has a collection of good tool tutorials. All of these tools are planned to be consolidated into the yet-to-be-released CS Department Wiki.
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Department Network Info
Our CS Systems Administration staff has a web site with some valuable information on the department's computing resources. It can be found here under faq.html.
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Of the text editors listed below, Eamcs and Vim are by far the most popular, so it is worth putting in the time to learn one of them.
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Of the text editors listed below, Emacs and Vim are by far the most popular, so it is worth putting in the time to learn one of them.
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Emacs is a very robust text editor written in LISP. It will syntax highlight code written in (virtually) every major programming language out there. The learning curve is a bit steep, but once you learn, you will never go back. Nearly every text-editing task can be achieved via sequences of keystroke shortcuts. Once you become familiar with the basic commands, you can use the editor as an entire IDE (Integrated Development Environment). An Emacs reference card is provided below.
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Emacs is a very robust text editor written in LISP. It will syntax highlight code written in (virtually) every major programming language out there. The learning curve is a bit steep, but once you learn, you will never go back. Nearly every text-editing task can be achieved via sequences of keystroke shortcuts. Once you become familiar with the basic commands, you can use the editor as an entire IDE (Integrated Development Environment). An Emacs reference card is provided below.
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VIM (Visual editor iMproved) (with its GUI version
gvim) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Vi was the first real screen-based editor for UNIX, and is still very popular. VIM improves on vi by adding new features: multiple windows, multi-level undo, block highlighting and more. The vim-enhanced package contains a version of VIM with extra, recently introduced features like Python and Perl interpreters.
- http://www.vim.org/htmldoc/quickref.html
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Of the text editors listed below, Eamcs and Vim are by far the most popular, so it is worth putting in the time to learn one of them.
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C++ is the first of the two most commonly used programming languages in our department (and in general). A C++ reference card is provided below.
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C++ is the first of the two most commonly used programming languages in our department (and in general). A C++ reference card is provided below. A reference card for the C++ Standard Template Library (STL) is also provided.
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Programming Languages
C++ is the first of the two most commonly used programming languages in our department (and in general). A C++ reference card is provided below.
Java is the other most commonly used programming language. A Java reference card is provided below.
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This is a useful language extension that can be used to generate pseudocode in figures.
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This is a useful language extension that can be used to generate pseudocode in figures.
Generating Graphs
R is a great programming language/environment that can be used to generate excellent plots/graphs and manipulate vectors and matrices easily. An R reference card is provided below.
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This is a list of all possible symbols in latex.
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Latex is a language used to produce papers, articles, journals, books, etc. It is THE standard for document formatting, and you will no doubt be required to use it in our department. You create a latex file, which is a language specification for your paper, etc., and then "compile" the file into .pdf, .ps, etc. There are several useful links below to help you with this.
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Latex is a language used to produce papers, articles, journals, books, etc. It is THE standard for document formatting, and you will no doubt be required to use it in our department. You create a latex file, which is a language specification for your paper, etc., and then "compile" the file into .pdf, .ps, etc. There are several useful links below to help you with this.
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Eclipse is an IDE for the java programming language. Though the editor also supports C++ development, it is quite lacking.
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Eclipse is an IDE for the java programming language. Though the editor also supports C++ development, it is quite lacking. The IDE does have a good java debugger.
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[Citation needed]
Latex
Latex is a language used to produce papers, articles, journals, books, etc. It is THE standard for document formatting, and you will no doubt be required to use it in our department. You create a latex file, which is a language specification for your paper, etc., and then "compile" the file into .pdf, .ps, etc. There are several useful links below to help you with this.
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When you type commands into a prompt, you're really typing them into what's called a shell. The two most commonly-used shells in Linux are bash and tcsh.
Programming bash scripts are simple once you learn the syntax. A bash reference card is provided below.
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When you type commands into a prompt, you're really typing them into what's called a shell. The two most commonly-used shells in Linux are bash and tcsh. Programming bash scripts are simple once you learn the syntax. A bash reference card is provided below.
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When you type commands into a prompt, you're really typing them into what's called a shell. The two most commonly-used shells in Linux are bash and tcsh.
Programming bash scripts are simple once you learn the syntax. A bash reference card is provided below.
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Scripting
Python is a very robust scripting language and can be used to write simple scripts or more advanced scripts that make use of object-oriented code and extensive libraries. A reference card is provided below.
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Eclipse is an IDE for the java programming language. Though the editor also supports C++ development, it is quite lacking.
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Eclipse is an IDE for the java programming language. Though the editor also supports C++ development, it is quite lacking.
Versioning
Subversion is a way to version your code (or anything else for that matter). You can make changes to any file, commit the changes to a repository, and revert to any version of your code. This is useful if you accidentally delete a file. You can simply recheck it out! You can also compare your current code with old versions of the code that you wrote in the past. Subversion is quickly becoming the most popular versioning protocol. A Subversion reference card is provided below.
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Gedit is a very simple text editor and highlights most of the major programming languages and has a tabbed environment.
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Gedit is a very simple text editor and highlights most of the major programming languages and has a tabbed environment.
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Emacs is a very robust text editor written in LISP. It will syntax highlight code written in (virtually) every major programming language out there. The learning curve is a bit steep, but once you learn, you will never go back. Nearly every text-editing task can be achieved via sequences of keystroke shortcuts. Once you become familiar with the basic commands, you can use the editor as an entire IDE (Integrated Programming Environment). An Emacs reference card is provided below.
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Emacs is a very robust text editor written in LISP. It will syntax highlight code written in (virtually) every major programming language out there. The learning curve is a bit steep, but once you learn, you will never go back. Nearly every text-editing task can be achieved via sequences of keystroke shortcuts. Once you become familiar with the basic commands, you can use the editor as an entire IDE (Integrated Development Environment). An Emacs reference card is provided below.
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Emacs is a very robust text editor written in LISP. It will syntax highlight code written in (virtually) every major programming language out there. The learning curve is a bit steep, but once you learn, you will never go back. Nearly every text-editing task can be achieved via sequences of keystroke shortcuts. An Emacs reference card is provided below.
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Emacs is a very robust text editor written in LISP. It will syntax highlight code written in (virtually) every major programming language out there. The learning curve is a bit steep, but once you learn, you will never go back. Nearly every text-editing task can be achieved via sequences of keystroke shortcuts. Once you become familiar with the basic commands, you can use the editor as an entire IDE (Integrated Programming Environment). An Emacs reference card is provided below.
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Emacs is a very robust text editor written in LISP. It will provide highlighting for code written in (virtually) every major programming language out there. The learning curve is a bit steep, but once you learn, you will never go back. Nearly every text-editing task can be achieved via sequences of keystroke shortcuts. An Emacs reference card is provided below.
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Emacs is a very robust text editor written in LISP. It will syntax highlight code written in (virtually) every major programming language out there. The learning curve is a bit steep, but once you learn, you will never go back. Nearly every text-editing task can be achieved via sequences of keystroke shortcuts. An Emacs reference card is provided below.
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Emacs is a very robust text editor written in LISP. It will provide highlighting for code written in (virtually) every major programming language out there. The learning curve is a bit steep, but once you learn, you will never go back. Nearly every text-editing task can be achieved via sequences of keystroke shortcuts. An Emacs reference card is provided below.
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Since our department is mostly Linux-based, we decided it would be a good idea to list some common Linux tools/editors to save you time.
Text Editors
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