From VMS to Linux HOWTO

From VMS to Linux HOWTO

Guido Gonzato

Mike Miller

v1.1.4, 22 September 2004

This HOWTO is aimed at all those who have been using VMS and now need or want to switch to Linux, the free UNIX clone. The transition is made (hopefully) painless with a step--to--step comparison between commands and available tools.

Table of Contents
1. Introduction
1.1. Why Linux?
1.2. Comparing Commands and Files
2. Short Intro
2.1. Files
2.2. Directories
2.3. Programs
2.4. Quick Tour
3. Editing Files
4. TeXing
5. Programming
5.1. Fortran
5.2. Using make
5.3. Shell Scripts
5.4. C
6. Graphics
7. Mail and Internet Tools
8. Advanced Topics
8.1. Permissions and Ownership
8.2. Multitasking: Processes and Jobs
8.3. Files, Revisited
8.4. Print Queues
9. Configuring
10. Useful Programs
10.1. Browsing Files: less
10.2. Numbered Backups Under Linux
10.3. Archiving: tar & gzip
11. Real Life Examples
12. Tips You Can't Do Without
13. Reading VMS tapes from Linux
13.1. Introduction
13.2. The Basics
13.3. Some details
13.4. Comment on Block Size
14. The End
14.1. Copyright
14.2. Disclaimer
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