Download and run ssh (Secure SHell) to your PC.

PC users - Go to https://download.temple.edu/, sign in with your Temple Accessnet username and password, and download and install SSH. Then run and configure SSH to log in to cis-linux2.temple.edu

    Profiles -> Add Profile.
        Profile Name = cis-linux2
    Profiles -> Edit Profile.
        Host Name = cis-linux2.temple.edu
        User Name = your-temple-username
    Profiles -> cis-linux2
        If you get warnings about the host identification or authenticity, just ignore them and enter "yes".
        Enter Password = your-temple-password

Unix or Mac users - Click on the terminal icon to get a terminal window, type "ssh cis-linux2.temple.edu" and enter your Temple username and password at the prompt.

In either case, you should see the following cis-linux2 banner followed by the Unix prompt.

    Linux CIS-Linux2 2.6.32-28-server #55-Ubuntu SMP Mon Jan 10 23:57:16 ...
    Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS.
    Welcome to the Ubuntu Server!
    ...
    cis-lclient01:~>

Log Into Astro

Repeat the login process using astro.temple.edu (astro) again using your Temple username and password. Use the manual command (e.g. "man ps") to learn about the following unix commands.

 1.  a.out          2.  cd             3.  cd ..          4.  cd /           5.  cd xxx
 6.  cat xxx        7.  gcc            8.  ls             9.  ls -l         10.  mkdir xxx     
11.  more xxx      12.  nano xxx      13.  rm *.*        14.  rm xxx        15.  rmdir xxx     
16.  set           17.  ssh           18.  tcsh          19.  xxx.c         20.  cd; rm -fr *

What happens if you press the "up arrow" key.