How to Work on your How to Work on your METEO 473 codes from METEO 473 codes from

your PC at homeyour PC at home

By: Michael K. HernandezBy: Michael K. Hernandez

Date: September 3, 2008Date: September 3, 2008

1) Go to 1) Go to FirefoxFirefox

2) Shrink the Firefox window2) Shrink the Firefox window

3) Search for 3) Search for PUTTYPUTTY (an SSH client)(an SSH client)

WEBSITE: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

4) Go to the 4) Go to the DownloadDownload link link

5) Scroll down and download 5) Scroll down and download putty.exeputty.exe

6) Move the putty.exe to an easily 6) Move the putty.exe to an easily locatable area on your desktoplocatable area on your desktop

7) Running Putty7) Running Putty

a) double click on a) double click on puttyputty

b) type in b) type in lethe.met.psu.edulethe.met.psu.edu

c) type in c) type in lethelethe

d) click d) click savesave

e) click e) click openopen

b

c

d

e

8) Sign in to get the screen below8) Sign in to get the screen below(Same as your meteo access account username and password)(Same as your meteo access account username and password)

Special Notes & Considerations Special Notes & Considerations

1)1) You can open many of these files (known as You can open many of these files (known as terminals). It is advisable that you open at least terminals). It is advisable that you open at least twotwo, , one for the code and one to compile the code.one for the code and one to compile the code.

2)2) You cannot use gedit, you must use You cannot use gedit, you must use VIVI or any other or any other text editor that doesn’t involve an x-terminal.text editor that doesn’t involve an x-terminal. a) Notes on how to use the VI text editor a) Notes on how to use the VI text editor

is online at is online at http://mkhernandez.tkhttp://mkhernandez.tk3)3) Basic commands like cd, pwd, lpr, mkdir, cp, which, Basic commands like cd, pwd, lpr, mkdir, cp, which,

man, etc can be used. man, etc can be used. a) Notes on useful UNIX/LINUX commands a) Notes on useful UNIX/LINUX commands

are online at are online at http://http://mkhernandez.tkmkhernandez.tk