CSCI 3190 (Directed Study (Unix Power Tools)), Spring 2004:
Homework 9

Assigned:

April 19, 2004.

Due:

May 5, 2004, at 5pm.

Credit:

10 points.

Reading

Read about the following topics, either by skimming the mentioned online references or in another book or reference.

1. As much of the vim tutorial or the emacs tutorial (whichever one you did not do for Homework 5) as you have time to read (spend at least half an hour, more if you like). See instructions below for how to access these tutorials. If you don't have reasonable access to the appropriate tutorial, come talk to me and maybe we can figure out a reasonable alternative.

Problems

Answer the following questions. You may write out your answers by hand or using a word processor or other program, but please submit hard copy, either in class or in my mailbox in the department office. Answers to most questions will involve experimentation on a Unix or Linux system. You are free to use any appropriate system; if you use something other than Red Hat Linux please tell me what.

1. (10 points) In Homework 5 you were asked to work through part of a tutorial for either vim or emacs. For this assignment, spend at least half an hour (more if you have the time and interest) working through the other tutorial:
   • To start the vim tutorial, type vimtutor at the command prompt. (This works on the department Linux machines. I don't know if it works on other machines.)

   • To start the emacs tutorial, type emacs and then control-h followed by t.

   Then tell me at least two things you learned that (1) you didn't know before and (2) you think you might find useful. (If you now think you want to switch editors, I'd be interested in hearing that too.)