CS 115 Lab 1, Part C: Copy your program to the CS department server

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Disclaimer

This part of the lab is NOT programming! You will never be asked about this material on a test. You are just learning to use some helpful tools to help you use the CS department server productively.

If you have not received your CS username and password yet, you won't be able to go past this point.

Goal

As the image shows, your Python programs are currently stored on the disk drive of your lab computer. You will need to copy them our server so that they can be saved permanently and submitted for grading.

The name of our server is cwolf. You will use a program called Terminal or PuTTY to set up folders on cwolf for you, and then you will use a program called FileZilla to help you copy the files into your new folders.

Instructions: Setting up your folders

1. Open a program that allows you to connect to cwolf:
   • In Mac OS X... Open the program called Terminal by clicking this icon on the Dock:
     Then type the following command, substituting your CS department username where indicated:

     ssh yourusername@cwolf.cs.sonoma.edu

     If you get a scary-looking warning message, just type "yes". Type your password when prompted.
   • In Windows... Open up the program called PuTTY, which should be on the start menu and the desktop. Fill in cwolf.cs.sonoma.edu as the host. Click "open." When prompted to log in, enter your CS department username. Ignore the "Access denied" message, and type your password when prompted.
2. You can create directories (folders) to organize your files on cwolf. Type

   mkdir cs115

   to create a directory for CS 115.
3. Now, we'll move into your new directory. To change the current directory, we type a command instead of double-clicking on a folder:

   cd cs115

4. Within your CS 115 directory, it's a good idea to have separate directories for each lab and project. Create a subdirectory for this lab:

   mkdir lab01

   and then type

   cd lab01

   to enter that directory.
5. Now you have set up folders for your files on cwolf, like this:
   
6. Don't exit Terminal or PuTTY -- you'll need it for Part D.

Instructions: Copying your file

1. Open FileZilla, which lets you copy files to and from cwolf:
   • In Mac OS X... Click the red "FZ" icon in the Dock.
   • In Windows 7... Open FileZilla Client from the start menu or the desktop
2. The top of the FileZilla window has four blanks. Fill them out as follows (substituting your specific information for the italicized text):
   Host: cwolf.cs.sonoma.edu
   User: your cwolf username
   Password: your cwolf password
   Port: 22
   Then click "QuickConnect".
3. The bottom left of the FileZilla window shows the files on your local computer. Navigate the directory tree to find the script you just made:
   • In Mac OS X... Navigate to /Users/student/Documents.
   • In Windows 7... Navigate to C:\Python34.
   Once you have navigated to the right place, you should be able to see your lab01.py and lab01b.py files in the listing at the lower left.
4. The right half of the screen shows your folders on cwolf. Double-click to navigate to your cs115/lab01 folder.
5. In FileZilla, drag lab01.py and lab01b.py from the left half of the screen to the empty lab01 directory in the right-hand window. You have just copied your files from the lab computer to the server.
6. In Terminal or PuTTY, type ls (that's a lowercase L followed by a lowercase S), and hit enter. You should see lab01.py and lab01b.py. If you don't see them, call an instructor for help.
7. Exit FileZilla, but keep Terminal or PuTTY open.
8. Continue to Part D.