IOPB Computer Center Tutorials and common commands :: Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar

Basic Commands

Text Editors

vi User Guide
vim User Guide
emacs User Guide
xemacs User Guide
gedit User Guide
kwrite User Guide

Compiling a latex document to ps file

latex <filename.tex>
dvips <filename> -o
gv <filename.ps>

User Guide

Other Compilers

gcc, cc to compile a C program User Guide
g++ to compile a C++ program
f77, g77 to compile a ForTran program User Guide
javac to compiling a Java program
perl -T <filename.pl> to compile a Perl program
kwrite

Plotting utilities
xmgrace User Guide
gnuplot User Guide
Web Browsers
firefox
konqueror
PDF file viewer
acroread
gv
xpdf
PS file viewer
gv
ggv
Mail client (textual)
pine
After providing user ID and password to pine prompt, press "c" to compose and "i" to open INBOX.
Printing Commands
pr1cc
pr1ccsingle
pr1mb
pr1mbsingle
pr1col

Steps for Changing IOP Password

The Account ID and Password provided to you by IOP Computer Center Team is a collective account for Systems access,Webmail and other IOP housed Web based Login portals.

The password change mechanism can only be initiated at the File Server level.

In order to do the same, you may need to perform the following steps:

For Windows Users
1. Download PuTTy.
2. Enter hostname as "alpha.iopb.res.in"
3. Click on "Open"
4. When the Splash screen appears, Enter your current password.
5. Enter yppasswd
6. Enter new password
7. Re-enter password.
8. Done.
For Linux Users
1. Open terminal.
2. Type ssh <your_account_name>@alpha.iopb.res.in
3. Enter your current password
4. Enter yppasswd.
5. Enter new password
6. Re-enter password.
7. Done.

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Basic Commands

Text Editors

Compiling a latex document to ps file

Other Compilers

Steps for Changing IOP Password