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General Information About Linux

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• Linux Cheat Sheet

Elementary Programming

• Simple Beginning Programs
  • From Problem to Program
  • An Interactive Program: Keyboard Input I
• Conditionals
  • Single- and Double-Option if Statements
  • Multiple-Option if Statements
  • Commenting on Input: Keyboard Input II
• Loops
  • The Basics: The do-while & while Loops
  • The Basics: The for Loop
  • Counted Repetition with the for Loop
  • User-Controlled Repetition with the for Loop
• Bulletproofing
  • User-Friendly Input: Getting Good Data with the do-while Loop I
  • Waiting for Valid Input: Getting Good Data with the do-while Loop II
  • Using a Function: Functions III
  • Getting Single Keystrokes Revised 7 Nov 1998
• Functions
  • Basics: Functions I
  • Arguments, Addresses & Pointers: Functions II
  • Reusability of Functions: Functions III
• Variables and Arguments
  • Global Variables: Functions I
  • Local Variables: Functions III
  • enum Type NEW 7 Jan 1999
  • One-Dimensional Arrays NEW 12 Jan 1999
  • Two-Dimensional Arrays Revised 15 Jan 1999
  • Structures NEW 8 Jan 1999
  • Simple Pointers NEW 18 Nov 1998
  • Arguments, Addresses & Pointers: Functions II
  • Dynamic Memory Allocation Revised 24 Jan 1999
• General Reference
  • Relational Operators
  • Boolean Operators
  • printf()
  • scanf()
  • File Access Revised 7 Nov 1998
  • Using Command Line Arguments NEW 17 Nov 1998
• Using Strings Revised 1 Nov 1998
• X Window System
  • Basic X Window Program NEW 17 Jan 1999
    Opens an X Window, displays text and graphics
    Uses: Icon Bitmap File
  • Rectangle Drawing Program NEW 17 Jan 1999
    Reads four points from a file, draws axes and connects the points
    Uses: Icon Bitmap File
  • Plane Figure Drawing Program NEW 19 Jan 1999
    Reads arbitrary number of points from a file, draws axes and connects the points
    Uses: Icon Bitmap File

Debugging

• The Gnu DeBugger

Problem Sets

• Loops
• Files Revised 19 Nov 1998
• String Functions Posted 10 Dec 1998
• Structures Posted 11 Jan 1999
• Enumeration & Arrays Posted 17 Jan 1999
• Dynamic Memory Allocation #1 Posted 17 Feb 1999
• Dynamic Memory Allocation #2 Posted 17 Feb 1999

Sample Programs

• Knowlton's Introduction to Computer Science Using C++ programs in pure C NEW 1 Nov 1998