Instructions for getting started as a Prospero user Find the directory in which the Prospero binaries are installed. Source the file vfsetup.source in this directory. You may want to source this file from your .cshrc. To configure your virtual system, use the vfsetup alias (it is defined by vfsetup.source). Specify the name of the virtual system to be configured as an argument. If you are just playing around, use the virtual system: guest. The command would be "vfsetup guest". Use vcd and vwd to move around the virtual system, and vls to see what is there. These commands will allow you to explore. Since you may start from an empty subdirectory, be sure to look above (..), or in the root directory (/). A quick summary of the commands that are available follows. vfsetup [-n host path , [-r,v] name , -f file] Sets up virtual system Example: vfsetup guest vcd [-u] path Change directory Example: vcd /papers/subjects/naming/prospero vwd Print current virtual working directory vls [-a, -A, -c, -f, -u, -v] [path] List directory Example: vls / vln [-u] [-s] [-e] [-n host] oldname newname Add a link Example: vln /papers /guest/articles vmkdir directory Make a new virtual directory vrm link Remove a link vget virtual-file [local-file] Retrieve a file using anonymous FTP Example: vget getting-started.txt these-instructions To have your own virtual system created, send a message to pfs-administrator@cs.washington.edu. With your own virtual system, you will be able to keep track of the files that you have found. More details on the use of Prospero may be found in the Prospero users manual. The information available through Prospero is growing. If you can't find what you are looking for initially, it might appear at a later date. You can help by adding information. Once you have organized information in your own virtual system, send a message to pfs-administrator to have it added to the prototype virtual system.