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--- other:newppl:starting [2026/08/06 15:16] – [Linux/UNIX] Added find jypeter
+++ other:newppl:starting [2026/09/10 10:48] (current) – [Available servers] Updated intranet links jypeter
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 ==== Working directly on your desktop ====
-Always remember that **your local LSCE desktop/laptop can [[#accessing_remote_disks|access remote disks on the LSCE servers]]**.
+  * **your local LSCE desktop/laptop can [[#accessing_remote_disks|access (some) disks on the LSCE servers]]**, if it is connected to the LSCE wired network
-There are **lots** of things you can do directly on your **local** computer (displaying pdf, images, using a text editor, ...), rather than on the remote servers. For example, if a script running on the servers generates a pdf file, it is **more efficient** to open this pdf file using ''Acrobat''/''evince'' on your local computer, than by using ''evince'' on the server.
+  * You can do **many things** directly on your **local** computer (displaying pdf, images, using a text editor, ...), rather than on the obelix servers. For example, if a script running on the servers generates a pdf file, it is **more efficient** to open this pdf file using ''Acrobat''/''evince'' on your local computer, than by using ''evince'' on the server.
 ==== Available servers ====
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       * By **//inside LSCE//**, we mean that:
         * your computer is connected to the LSCE **wired** network
-        * or you are using the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/fr/vpn-forticlient.php#vpnlsce|LSCE VPN]]
+        * or you are using the [[https://private.lsce.ipsl.fr/intranet/accueil-intranet-informatique/outils-pour-le-teletravail/vpn-forticlient/|LSCE VPN]]
         * or you have a //terminal// connected to the ''ssh1'' gateway
     * <wrap hi>Never forget that you are **sharing** these interactive servers with other users!</wrap>
-      * <wrap hi>Do not use too much CPU and/or memory for a long time</wrap>. Heavy computation should be done on the [[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/calcul/batch.php|LSCE cluster]]
+      * <wrap hi>Do not use too much CPU and/or memory for a long time</wrap>. Heavy computation should be done on the [[https://private.lsce.ipsl.fr/intranet/calcul-stockage-informatique/batch/|LSCE cluster]]
       * Learn how to [[other:newppl:starting#determining_the_load_of_a_linux_server|use the top command]] to determine the current load of a server and the CPU/memory usage of your processes !
     * You can use one of the following commands if you want to know on which ''obelixNN'' you are
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 ('mylogin', 'obelix5')</code>
-  * **[[https://intranet.lsce.ipsl.fr/informatique/en/calcul/batch.php|The LSCE cluster]]** (aka the //batch system//)\\ Use this cluster for **//heavy duty// programs**, rather than killing the multi-users interactive servers
+  * **[[https://private.lsce.ipsl.fr/intranet/calcul-stockage-informatique/batch/|The LSCE cluster]]** (aka the //batch system//)\\ Use this cluster for **//heavy duty// programs**, rather than killing the multi-users interactive servers
     * //Heavy duty// programs are programs that will prevent other users from working on the same server because these programs use a lot of CPU and/or memory for more than a few minutes. Ask your advisor, if you are not sure
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 |  **P**  | Sort by CPU usage  (''%CPU'' columun) (Default) |
-==== Using the kill command to terminate processes ====
+==== Listing processes with 'ps' ====
+==== Terminating processes will 'kill' ====
 FIXME
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 ==== Linux/UNIX ====
+=== The 'man' command ===
+You can use the ''man'' command in any terminal to access the full ''man''ual of a command
+  * Examples:
+    * ''man man'' => ''man - an interface to the on-line reference manuals''
+    * ''man ls''
+      * <code>NAME
+       ls - list directory contents
+SYNOPSIS
+       ls [OPTION]... [FILE]...
+DESCRIPTION
+       List information about the FILEs (the current directory by default).  Sort entries alphabetically if none of -cftuvSUX nor --sort is specified.
+       Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
+       -a, --all
+              do not ignore entries starting with .
+[...]</code>
+  * Reading a //man// page (''man less'' for all the options)
+    * ''SPACE''  /  ''b'': next / previous page
+    * ''q'': quit
+    * ''/pattern'': search ''pattern'' in the //man// page
+      * ''n''  /  ''N'': when searching, look for next / previous occurrence of ''pattern''
 === Documents ===
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 === Example commands ===
-Misc (re)discovered Linux commands. Use ''man'' to access the full ''man''ual
+Misc (re)discovered Linux commands. Use ''[[#the_man_command|man]]'' for all the details
-''man man'' => ''man - an interface to the on-line reference manuals''
   * ''column'': columnate lists