This is a completely new interface in which, instead of using menus, each Ceilidh facility is represented by a UNIX command. It can be used on any terminal. Because there are no menus in this system, it is recommended that you use it only after some experience of the menu system.
To use this facility, there are two things you must do. First execute
~ceilidh/bin.cli/set.env
to set up an appropriate environment. You will need to check with your teacher just where the ~ceilidh directory is on the machine. This needs to be done once only (unless at a later stage you wish to reset your environment).
In order to use these commands, the directory containing them must be included in your PATH variable. To do this, type
source ~ceilidh/bin.cli/source.csh
at the start of each logged-on session during which you wish to use Ceilidh.
From here on, type
commands
to get a list of Ceilidh commands currently available, or
status
to show the currently set course, unit and exercise. The commands follow generally the pattern of the menu commands, but a few have had to be renamed to avoid clashes with existing commands. A typical starting sequence might be
Command Purpose
commands See commands available
set.cse pr1 Select course "pr1"
commands See extra course commands
lu List unit titles
set.unit 4 Set a particular unit
lx List exercise titles
set.ex 4 Select exercise to solve
vq View question
setup Set up program skeleton
ep Edit program
cm Compile program
run Run program
sub Submit
cks Check submitted