UNIX Applications

The following applications are available on Columbia's Unix platform: cunix.cc.columbia.edu.

The Unix Standard Operating Environment (SOE) documentation details the agreed system hardening requirements and security best practices.

Emacs is a powerful text editor that can be used to create or edit text files in UNIX.

Java is a programming language.

Perl is a programming language.

Pico is an easy-to-use text editor which you can use to create or edit text files on CUNIX.

Python is a programming language.

R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics.

Secure Shell (SSH) and Telnet are two network protocols used to connect to remote servers.

Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to make creating and changing any kind of text very efficient.

MacOS X Terminal
SSH and SCP tools: The MacOS X terminal includes SSH, which allows you to make secure connections to Unix computers with your Apple computer.

PuTTY
SSH and SCP tools: PuTTY is an easy-to-use telnet and SSH program for Windows computers.

Emacs