1 Introduction, Your first log in
 1.1 Why use a command interface
 1.2 Your login to the Unix shell
 1.3 Your first login
 1.4 Changing the password
 1.5 Logging out
 1.6 Assignment 1
2 A session with Unix
 2.1 Exploring your system environment
  2.1.1 Viewing the system date and time
  2.1.2 Monthly calenders
  2.1.3 How busy is the machine
  2.1.4 System information
 2.2 Screen handling
  2.2.1 Type-ahead
  2.2.2 Modifying the screen
  2.2.3 Control keys
 2.3 More about ending the session
 2.4 Assignment 2
3 Getting help from the system itself
 3.1 The manual pages
 3.2 GNU info
 3.3 The help option
 3.4 The help command
 3.5 Command completion, command history
 3.6 Assignment for the week
4 Files and directories
 4.1 Handling files
  4.1.1 What is a file
  4.1.2 What’s in a file name
  4.1.3 Copying, moving and deleting files
  4.1.4 Content of a file
 4.2 Handling directories
  4.2.1 Absolute paths
  4.2.2 Relative paths
  4.2.3 Creating, moving and deleting directories
 4.3 Assignment for the week
5 Collaboration tools
 5.1 Who are my neighbours
  5.1.1 who, what, last, etc.
  5.1.2 finger
 5.2 Messaging
  5.2.1 write
  5.2.2 talk
 5.3 Mail
  5.3.1 Command line calender, only for freaks
 5.4 Assignment for the week
6 Text editors
 6.1 The original text editor ’ed’
 6.2 ’Vi’, the visual editor
 6.3 Assignment for the week