JDK stuff --------- So that you can compile run using "javac" and "java" of the JDK, in windows, click on: Settings System Advanced Environment Variables Either edit system variables (if you have administrator access), or edit user variables so that you add the path to find "javac" and "java" in both the "path" and "classpath" variables. Put a semicolon after the last item in the list and concatenate the full path to javac and java. To make DOS act like Unix ------------------------- Edit the file C:\StartUp.cmd Put the following list (after Notes) into the file. Notes ----- "rem" is for remark, a comment. As the remark reminds me, the $* in the command gets the parameters you enter. @echo off rem "$*" is replaced by all the parameters on the command line. doskey vi=vim $* doskey ls=dir $* doskey rm=del $* doskey cp=copy $* doskey mv=move $* doskey diff=fc $* doskey grep=find $* rem how you can get to a directory quickly doskey cdj=cd /d C:\MyJava $T dir rem in this example, I've mapped the Z-drive to my network folder doskey cd4=cd /d Z:\MyDocuments\css442 $T dir doskey m=more $* doskey ?=doskey /m doskey jc=javac $* doskey j=java $* doskey mdoskey= more C:\StartUp.cmd