COMP 4/6262 Programming UNIX Fall 2005

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COMP 4/6262 Programming UNIX - Fall 2005
Vasile Rus
Contact Information:
Office: 320 Dunn Hall Department Office: 209 Dunn Hall
Phone: 678-5259 Department Phone: 678-5465
E-mail: vrus@memphis.edu
Office Hours:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
5:00-7:00PM 5:00-7:00PM
Also by Appointment
Course Description:
COMP 4262-6262. (from the University catalog).
Fundamentals of UNIX system and environment including: file system, shell concepts and
programming, editors (VI and EMACS), filters (SED, AWK, GREP, SORT), utilities (MAKE,
YACC, LEX), mail facility, communication software, C programming and its UNIX interface, X
window system. PREREQUISITE: COMP 2150 or permission of instructor.
Why this course?
UNIX emerged as a standard operating system and is now being used in many places in
industry, academia and research institutions. You can find UNIX running on devices ranging
from embedded systems to powerful servers. UNIX is the major alternative to Windows boxes
and thus it is important to know UNIX in order to better understand the limitations and
advantages of Windows machines. Among the advantages of UNIX are robustness, reliability and
stability. UNIX is programmer-friendly, facilitating high-levels of productivity for programmers
through elegance and…