07-20-2010
cygwin's a good way to build a UNIX program in Windows without completely rewriting it; so cygwin lets a UNIX shell run inside windows. But cygwin is written overtop of windows and therefore still subject to many Windows idiosyncrasies(not allowed to open devices more than once; case insensitive filenames; and other things more obscure). Some basic UNIX features may be either implemented in a very strange and roundabout way, or missing entirely(how may consumer versions of windows even have working symbolic or hard links?) And you still don't have basic UNIX tools unless you install them too. It's little use to have a UNIX shell without ls and so forth.
So, cygwin is useful for building and running programs in Windows that'd otherwise require large amounts of modification. But as a teaching tool I think it stinks. It's not a standard environment; the lessons you learn won't necessarily have anything to do with real UNIX behavior.
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learn(1) General Commands Manual learn(1)
NAME
learn - Provides computer-aided instruction for the C shell
SYNOPSIS
learn [-directory] [subject] [lesson]
The learn command provides computer-aided instruction courses and practice in the use of Tru64 UNIX.
OPTIONS
Allows you to exercise a script in a nonstandard place.
DESCRIPTION
To get started, enter learn; if this is the first time that you are invoking the learn command, you are guided through a series of ques-
tions to determine what type of instruction you want to receive.
If you have used learn before and left your last session without completing a subject, the program uses information in $HOME/.learnrc to
start you up in the same place you left off.
To bypass questions, enter a subject or lesson. In order to enter a lesson, you must know the lesson number that you received in a previ-
ous learn command session. If you do not know the lesson number, enter the lesson number as a subject. The learn command searches for the
first lesson containing the subject you specified. If the lesson is a - (dash), learn prompts for each lesson; this is useful for debug-
ging.
You can specify the following subjects:
files editor vi morefiles macros eqn C
SUBCOMMANDS
There are a few special commands. The bye command terminates a learn session, and the where command tells you of your progress (where m
tells you more.) The again command redisplays the text of the lesson and again lesson lets you review lesson. The hint command prints the
last part of the lesson script used to evaluate a response, while hint m prints the entire lesson script. This is useful for debugging
lessons and might possibly give you an idea about what is expected.
EXAMPLES
To take the online lesson about files, enter: learn files
You are then prompted for further input.
FILES
Playpen directories. Start-up information.
SEE ALSO
Commands: csh(1), ex(1)
learn(1)