FINDING INFORMATION

UNIX

• IST - Central Computing Unix (CCU)

• Xfce Desktop Documentation https://docs.xfce.org/
  
  
• Online manual pages from the command line
  To see the manual pages for a command whose name you know, type 'man command name', eg. 'man mv' to see the mv manual pages.
   
  If you want to find a command on a particular topic, type 'man -k keyword. For example, type 'man -k print' for a list of commands relating to printing.
  

BIRCH

• Documentation files
  All documentation for BIRCH is available through the BIRCH Web site. Documentation for most BIRCH programs is found in the $doc hierarchy. 'cd $doc' will put you into the $doc directory, which contains directories for each program package, or single documentation files for some programs. In bioLegato the menus for most programs also have a Help button.

• GETTING HELP
  BE SPECIFIC, GIVE EXAMPLES OR ERROR MESSAGES, READ THE HELP FIRST

  	BIRCH (Molecular Biology) eg. bioLegato	Unix system and applications software
  Questions eg. How do I ...?	Contact the BIRCH administrator	IST Computer Support
  Problems eg. software crashes, bugs, can't print	Contact the BIRCH administrator	Send email, including error messages from your screen, to support@cc.umanitoba.ca or call the IST Support Line 474-8600