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Note: If you are a Lower Division student using ITlabs for a specific course, ask the consultants whether your files will be deleted at the end of the quarter. If so, be sure to transfer any web files you care about to another account.

1. Login to ITlabs. From your itlabs account, execute the commands (where '%' is the Unix prompt):

    
     % cd
     % mkdir .www
     

   This MaKes a DIRectory called .www in your account. This is where your homepage will reside.

2. Now, make this account readable by the world: (HTML files cannot be seen by the world unless the operating system knows that this is all right.)

                % chmod 755 .www
              

   This uses the CHange MODe command to set the file permissions on your.www directory.

3. Now, go into the directory by typing:

     % cd .www
     

4. Use any text editor to create your html files, starting with your homepage file which should be named index.html. For those new to Unix, we recommend the very basic Pico text editor because it has a limited command set and all the commands are listed at the bottom of the screen. Invoke by

     % pico index.html
     

   To interpret the commands at the bottom of the editor screen, note that ^X means hold down the control key while pressing the letter X. If you are new to Pico, after entering the editor, do a ^G to get the help screen.

   You can also use vi or emacs, two popular Unix editors.

5. Change the permissions on all your html files with this command. (Your must do this to ensure your web content can be seen by all.)

     % chmod 664 *.html
     

6. Now check out your page! Open Netscape, and type your web address into the location field. Your address will look something like this:

    http://www.itlabs.umn.edu/~user0001/ 

   where you replace "user0001" with your itlabs username. Don't forget the http: at the beginning. If you don't like what you see, use your editor to change the file.

7. Welcome to the web!