2005-01-27, that is, Thursday, 27 January 2005, 9:30 am - 10:45 am, at the beginning or the end of class.

• Unix Basics Know all the commands given, including the redirection operators and the pipe. Be familiar with the interactive session.

• vi Editor Know how to invoke vi from a practical point of view. Know the 18 emphasized commands.

• lint/make Know how to compile, how to invoke lint, and the basics of the make utility, which uses a file named Makefile.

• dice program Study this program and the comments following it. In particular, be familiar with:
  • The basic structure of a C program:
    • #include lines, to include header files
    • #define lines, to define constants (among other uses)
    • global variable definitions
    • list of prototypes of functions
    • list of definitions of functions, including perhaps a main function
  • How to write an array as a formal parameter in C.
  • Simple array allocation in C as a local variable inside a function (not possible in Java).
  • Basics of the printf function.

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