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What are the different software available on the SUN systems and how do I use them ?

Note: There is a variety of software available on the SUN systems, just the basic way to startup any software is described below, to get more information about detailed use and functionality of software, please consult the help menu of each application. Also please remember, you need to have a basic understading of the unix operating system, (a users point of view). There are several books available in the library and online.

Note: The "usage" portion describes the exact command to key in to invoke the software; the command should work from any workstation, unless otherwise specified.

1. Acrobat (A PDF File reader)
usage: "acroread"

2. Earthwave (Seismic Modeling and Imaging Software)
usage: "ew"

3. Focus (Data Processing and Imaging)
usage: More information here

4. GDCMOD
usage :
1. login to the system
2. run the command "source /soft/GDC/gdcmod/scripts/gdcsetup"
(this sets up the software environment)
3. run the command "gdcmod" (this starts the software)

5. GMT (GMT is an open source collection of ~60 tools for manipulating geographic and Cartesian data sets)
usage:
1. cd to /soft/GMT/bin (you can look at all the tools there)
2. type man 'toolname' to get more information about its usage

6. GNU Utilities
- GCC compilers
usage: gcc (for the C compiler), g77 (for the Fortran 77 compiler), g++ (for the C++ compiler)
'man gcc' OR 'man g77' OR 'man g++' will provide more information about usage for each tool
- GNU debugger
usage: gdb , 'man gdb' for help
- Ghostview (a Postscript interpreter)
usage: ghostview filename.ps , 'man gs' for help

7. HRS (Hampson & Russell Software)
usage: login to geossun1
1. run the command geoview

8. Matlab
usage: "matlab"

9. GMSYS
Login to Geossun3 (works only on geossun3)
usage: "gmxwin"

10. Seismic UNIX (Seismic Processing & Research Environment)
usage:
1. cd to /soft/SU/bin
2. Look through the utilities and to get more information, type that utility name and a self documentation shows up.

11. SUN compilers
usage:
1. Login to either Geossun3 / Geossun1 / Geossun2 (for IMAQS users only!!)
2. "cc" (for C compiler), "CC" (for C++ compiler), "f77" (for Fortran 77 compiler), "f90" (for Fortran 90 compiler)
3. Documentation is available as "man appropriate-command-name"

12.  SOLID
usage: cd to /soft/Solid and read the files in there for using SOLID, this program does not have any other additional documentation

13. Geoframe 4
usage: Login to geossun1 and run the commands "source ~gf420/GeoFrame_42_sun.csh" and then "Geonet"

14. Seplib
usage:
1. cd to /soft/Seplib6.1.1/bin
2. Look throught the utilities and for more information do a "man utility_name"

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