acroread

is the Adobe Acrobat Reader used for viewing PDF files. Documentation is available at

http://www.csupomona.edu/~cs/department/labs/help_pages/acrobat.html

bison

is the GNU Project parser generator. At the % prompt type

man bison

to view the online program documentation.
 

clisp

is the Common Lisp language interpreter and compiler. At the % prompt type

man clisp

to view the program documentation.
 

For help programming in lisp, try the Lisp Tutorial or the clisp home page .

A free trial version of a Windows lisp compiler is available at http://www.franz.com/.

dos2unix

is a utility to convert files created on a DOS/Windows platform to the Unix file format. At the % prompt type

man dos2unix

to view the online program documentation.
 

gcc

is the GNU Project C compiler. Documentation is available on the web at:

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/texinfodoc/gcc_toc.html .

 

gdb

is the GNU Project debugger. At the % prompt type

man gdb

to view the online program documentation.
 

Tutorial information about using gdb can be found in the Stanford University Unix Programming Tools document. (See section 3).

gpc

is the GNU Project Pascal compiler. Documentation is available on the web at:

http://didaktik.physik.uni-essen.de:80/~gnu-pascal/gpc-doc.html .

 

gzip

is the GNU Project compression utility. At the % prompt type

man gzip

to view the online program documentation.
 

g++

is the GNU Project C++ compiler. Documentation is available on the web at:

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/texinfodoc/gcc_toc.html .

 

gs

is a postscript file viewer. At the % prompt type

man gs

to view the program documentation.
 

g77

is the GNU Project "front end" used to compile Fortran 77 programs. Documentation is available on the web at:

http://www.csupomona.edu/reference/gnu/compilers/g77_toc.html .

 

netscape

is a web browser. To run netscape, at the %  prompt type

netscape &

The ampersand symbol is used to run the program "in the background".

 
NOTE: If you wish to view adobe acrobat or dvi files, you will need to set up the preferences. On the netscape top line menu select

Edit
Preferences
Navigator
Helper Applications

 

perl

Practical Extraction and Report Language. Perl is a popular choice for writing CGI applications for web pages. At the % prompt type:

man perl

to view the program documentation. Further information is available at the Perl  Institute web site and the O'Reilly Book Company's Perl web site. If you are already an experienced programmer, there is a concise introduction to the language at the Stanford University CS Department's Essential Perl page.
 

pl

SWI Prolog. At the % prompt type

man pl

to view the program documentation.

For help with prolog, try Dr. Fisher's prolog tutorial or the SWI Prolog home page .
 

pvm

is a software package that permits a heterogeneous collection of Unix computers hooked together by a network to be used as a single large parallel computer. For documentation, troubleshooting tips, and further information see the pvm home page
 

spim

is a simulator that runs programs for MIPS R2000/R3000 computer. At the % prompt type:

man spim

to view the program documentation.

talk

is a two-way, screen-oriented communication program, similar to the VMS phone utility. At the % prompt, type:

man talk

to view the program documentation.
 

tclsh

is a shell that reads Tcl commands. At the % prompt, type

man tclsh

to view the program documentation. Also see the wish command.
 

unix2dos

is a utility to convert files created on a Unix platform to the DOS/Windows file format. At the % prompt type

man unix2dos

to view the online program documentation.
 

unzip

is a utility to extract compressed files from a zip archive. At the % prompt type

man unzip

to view the program documentation.
 

wish

is a program consisting of the Tcl command language, the Tk toolkit and a GUI interface. At the % prompt, type

man wish.

to view the program documentation. Also see the tclsh command.
 

xdvi

is used to preview dvi files, such as are produced by tex. At the % prompt type

man xdvi

to view the program documentation.
 

xspim

is a MIPS R2000/R3000 RISC program simulator. At the % prompt, type

man xspim

to view the program documentation.

Note: If you wish to load a file, enter the complete path name in the dialog box. For example: /dfs/user/your-username/your-filename

 

zip

is a utility to package and compress (archive) files. (Also see unzip) At the % prompt type

man zip

to view the program documentation.
 

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