unix procs

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List of Routines


Routine Descriptions

BELL

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 NAME:
       BELL

 PURPOSE:
       To beep and alert the user.

 CALLING SEQUENCE:
       BELL [, N][, WAIT=wait] 

 INPUTS:
       None.

 OPTIONAL INPUTS:
       N - number of times the bell should be rung.

 KEYWORD PARAMETERS:
       WAIT - the number of seconds between beeps. 

 OUTPUTS:
       None.

 NOTES:
       Beep beep!

 MODIFICATION HISTORY:
   28 Feb 2003  Written by Tim Robishaw, Berkeley

(See /dzd2/heiles/idl/gen/unix/bell.pro)


CLEAR

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 NAME:
       CLEAR

 PURPOSE:
       Clear the screen.

 CALLING SEQUENCE:
       CLEAR

 INPUTS:
       None.

 OUTPUTS:
       None.

 SIDE EFFECTS:
       The terminal screen is cleared.

 MODIFICATION HISTORY:
   01 Mar 2003  Written by Tim Robishaw, Berkeley

(See /dzd2/heiles/idl/gen/unix/clear.pro)


HOST

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 NAME:
       HOST

 PURPOSE:
       Print the host name IDL session is running on.

 CALLING SEQUENCE:
       HOST

 INPUTS:
       None.

 KEYWORD PARAMETERS:
       None.

 OUTPUTS:
       None.

 COMMON BLOCKS:
       None.

 MODIFICATION HISTORY:
   04 Mar 2003  Written by Tim Robishaw, Berkeley

(See /dzd2/heiles/idl/gen/unix/host.pro)


LS

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 NAME:
       LS

 PURPOSE:
       List the contents of the current directory.

 CALLING SEQUENCE:
       LS

 INPUTS:
       None.

 KEYWORD PARAMETERS:
       None.

 OUTPUTS:
       None.

 MODIFICATION HISTORY:
   01 Mar 2003  Written by Tim Robishaw, Berkeley

(See /dzd2/heiles/idl/gen/unix/ls.pro)


PWD

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 NAME:
       PWD

 PURPOSE:
       Return the absolute path to the working directory.

 CALLING SEQUENCE:
       PWD [,NAME]

 INPUTS:
       None.

 KEYWORD PARAMETERS:
       None.

 OUTPUTS:
       None.

 OPTIONAL OUTPUTS:
       NAME - the name of the directory.

 MODIFICATION HISTORY:
   01 Mar 2003  Written by Tim Robishaw, Berkeley

(See /dzd2/heiles/idl/gen/unix/pwd.pro)