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Next Previous Contents From VMS to Linux HOWTO By Guido Gonzato, guido ``at'' ibogeo.df.unibo.it, and Mike Miller, miller5@uiuc.edu v1.1.3, 17 September 2025 This HOWTO is aimed at all those who have been using VMS and now need or want to switch to Linux, the free UNIX clone. The transition is made (hopefully) painless with a step--to--step comparison between commands and available tools. 1. Introduction 1.1 Why Linux? 1.2 Comparing Commands and Files 2. Short Intro 2.1 Files 2.2 Directories 2.3 Programs 2.4 Quick Tour 3. Editing Files 4. TeXing 5. Programming 5.1 Fortran 5.2 Using make 5.3 Shell Scripts 5.4 C 6. Graphics 7. Mail and Internet Tools 8. Advanced Topics 8.1 Permissions and Ownership 8.2 Multitasking: Processes and Jobs 8.3 Files, Revisited 8.4 Print Queues 9. Configuring 10. Useful Programs 10.1 Browsing Files: less 10.2 Numbered Backups Under Linux 10.3 Archiving: tar & gzip 11. Real Life Examples 12. Tips You Can't Do Without 13. Reading VMS tapes from Linux 13.1 Introduction 13.2 The Basics 13.3 Some details 13.4 Comment on Block Size 14. The End 14.1 Copyright 14.2 Disclaimer Next Previous Contents

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