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Using Fortran on the Unix System
Information on how to use Fortran in Unix.
Here is some basic information about running a Fortran job in Unix.
Logging In
Unix has a Fortran complier, F90.
- Log in to your Unix account using your labs id and password.
- Click Enter for the terminal type. Leave the field blank. Do not type anything in.
Basic Unix and Fortran Information
| To list your files (and the directory command): | ls |
| The Editor you want to use: | pico |
| To start typing your program: | pico filename.F90 |
| To exit the editor: | Ctrl X |
| To save: | Ctrl Y |
| To look at the file you have typed: | Cat filename |
| To compile the file: | F90 -o newname filename.F90 Then press Enter |
| To execute: | ./newname |
| To print: | ./newname > newname.out Then press Enter |
| To email (this will email to file and the executed file): | Cat filename.F90 newname.out | mail email.address |
Remember to space over to the seventh column to type your program.
- Columns 1 - 5 are for line numbers.
- Column 6: any symbol in this column will be read as a continuation of the line above it.
Words or symbols between the quotes (" ") will print as they are typed in the final program.
For More Help
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