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Working with NFS files

Files saved on the UITS central Unix computers Chrome, Cobalt, Zinc, Steel, EZinfo, and

STARRS/SP are stored on the Network File Server (NFS). That means that your files are really

on one disk, in directories named for the central Unix hosts on which you have accounts.

No matter which of these computers you are logged into, you can get to your files on any of the

others. Here are the commands to use to get to any system directory from any other system:

Unix commands

cd /N/u/username/Chrome/

cd /N/u/username/Cobalt/

cd /N/u/username/Zinc/

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cd /N/u/username/Steel/

cd /N/u/username/Ezinfo/

cd /n/u/username/SP/

Be sure you use the capitalization just as you see above, and substitute your own username for

username.

For example, if Jessica Rabbit is logged into her account on Steel, and wants to get a file on her

EZinfo account, she would enter:

Abbreviations used in this pamphlet

cd /N/u/jrabbit/Ezinfo/

Ctrl/x

hold down control key and

Now when she lists her files, she’ll see her EZinfo files, even though she’s actually logged into

press x

Steel.

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