Chapter 15. Using Handy Utilities

Chapter contents

• Using the cal(endar) utility

• Setting up calendar reminders

• Using the calculator utility

• Checking spelling interactively

• Keeping session records

Just when you thought UNIX was great…it gets better! UNIX gives you a plethora of handy-dandy utilities—small programs— that can make your life a bit easier. For example, you might want to use the calendar, calculator, or interactive spell checker. None of these utilities is likely to be essential to your day-to-day UNIX doings; however, they are handy to have and use. Ask your system administrator about which utilities you have available or venture to Chapter 1 to explore your system and find out what's there. In this chapter, we'll look at a few of the most useful ones.