Due: at the end of your first lab session

Introduction

The purpose of this homework is to get you set up and started by familiarizing you with Unix and VI

Task1: Joining Piazza

Make sure you join Piazza. Links are located here.

Task2: Setting Up Your Environment

If you don't know how to log in yet. You can check the Unix Lecture for instructions.

Your environment will be linux for this class. We will be using the bash shell in terminal.

I also STRONGLY suggest that you create a directory for this course in your home directory. You will be using this directory to store data and information as we go through the course. To create an EE160 directory, go to your home directory and enter:

          mkdir EE160

Task3: Learn Bash & VI

If you are still confused about bash and vi, watch the bash/vi lecture on the class schedule.

What You Turn In

The only "deliverable" for this homework is to send me an email providing some information I need to set up the grading data base and to assign you to a team. You will find a set of questions to answer in the file ~ee160/info2 on wiliki. You should copy this file to you EE160 directory with the following set of commands:

         cd

         cd EE160

         cp ~ee160/info2 .

(Do you understand what each step above is doing? If not, maybe you should consider asking a question about which parts you don't understand.

You should then edit the copied file using vi, and answer the questions there. The first set of questions are required. Please put your answer to these questions on a separate line following each question. I will process these emails using a program, and it needs the answers on lines separate from the questions. The second set of questions is optional, but you can tell me more about yourself by answering them and that will help me determine the team assignments.

After you have edited your answers into your copy of the info2 file, you should send me the file in an email message (from your wiliki account). First, you need to intitialize elm - just run:

          elm

and answer yes to the questions it asks. Once elm starts, just type q to exit it.

Then, send me your info2 file with the following command:

          elm -s "info2 for ee160" chris.uh.class@gmail.com < info2

DO NOT SEND YOUR info FILE AS AN ATTACHMENT from some other email client.

If you have any questions or problems with this homework, come see me or the TA's or send us email.