Due Date

Due: Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at 11 PM (you really really don't want to burn up late days on this one!).

Objectives

The purpose of this assignment is to be sure that:

you have your Linux environment set up for the quarter,
that you can log in,
that you can execute shell commands, and
that you are aware of and can use the course Discussion Board.

Getting Started

We recommend that you use either your account on the klaatu.cs.washington.edu machine, or your own copy of the CSE Linux Virtual Machine. It is ok if you use another reasonably recent Linux system, but we will use the CSE systems to evaluate submitted work, and it is probably easiest to work there. You will need a 64-bit Linux system for some later assignments, but for now a 32-bit system will also work. See the Linux Resources page on the course web site for more information about how to get started.

Assignment

(Shell) You must be sure that your default shell is bash. Otherwise you will run into strange, baffling problems with shell scripts. Enter the command echo $SHELL. The response should be /bin/bash. If the shell name is different (csh, tcsh, or something else), use the appropriate commands on your system to change your login shell to bash. On many unix systems this can be done with the command chsh or ypchsh. If you are using the EE Linux machines, there is a separate web page to set your login shell - it's the same one you use to change your password.
(Commands) Open a shell window and enter the following commands. They should work without errors if typed exactly as shown. The script command will capture the terminal session and save it in a file named hw0.script on the desktop.
```
   cd
   cd Desktop
   script hw0.script
   whoami
   echo $SHELL
   pwd
   uname -a
   exit
```
(Chatting) Go the course Discussion Board (link on the home page of the course web site) and post a followup to the Welcome message to introduce yourself, and to get gopost to automatically track new postings for you.

Assessment

Your solution will be evaluated on how well it follows the instructions and produces the desired results.

Turn-in Instructions

Use the drop box link on the main course web page to turn in the hw0.script file created in problem 1. (The drop box will allow you to turn in your homework up to two days late, if you choose to use one or two of your late days, but you are strongly advised to save your late days for later in the quarter when they may be much more useful.)
Follow the Discussion Board link from the home page of the course web site to respond to the Welcome message.