Assignment 1: Unix

This assignment will create an initial Web page for you on a Unix server at i6.cims.nyu.edu/~netid.

This will just set up your Web page for the first time. Soon you will update the page, but for now you just need to access your account and establish your page.

Writing Your Web Page

You need to establish your page with your name in the title and body.

Use Atom, TextWrangler (Mac), or Notepad++ (Windows) to type in or copy the HTML code below and enter your name into the title and body of the page.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Your name goes here</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Your name and any other text you would like goes here.</p>
</body>
</html>

Save this file as “index.html” on your computer. Test it locally in a Web browser to make sure it looks as it should using File > Open File . . . from within Chrome, Firefox, or Safari.

Uploading Your Web Page

Now, use an SFTP program to transfer your “index.html” Web page file from your computer to the i6 server. Fetch is a Mac SFTP program available for free to NYU students from ITS. Alternatively, you can try Cyberduck for the Mac or WinSCP for Windows. Whatever program you use, be sure to connect using SFTP (as opposed to FTP).

If you are using Fetch, here is the opening screen; fill it in as follows but with your own NetID and click “Connect.” After logging in, you can use “Put” to copy files to the server and “Get” to bring files down from the server to your local machine.

Screen Shot 2017-09-29 at 11.06.54 AM

Upload the index.html file from your computer to your i6 account. Once you have uploaded the file, check to make sure your Web page is visible at: i6.cims.nyu.edu/~netid

Submitting Your Assignment

Post the URL of your Web page to NYU Classes for your instructor and grader.

Grading

This assignment is pass/fail.

  • Studentʼs Web page, with their name, has been set up at the URL they provide