INTRODUCTION
                             TO THE HANDIN UTILITY

To submit a computer project for grading, you will use the "handin" program to
turn in an electronic copy of your work.  The program allows you to submit one
or more files until the specified time on the due date; each student's files
are then automatically compared against every other student's files (to
prevent a dishonest student from submitting someone else's work), and the
files are transferred to the Teaching Assistants for grading.

If you use the "handin" from a dial-up connection or other terminal emulator,
make sure that your terminal emulation software is set to VT100 mode and that
LINE WRAP is disabled.

To use the "handin" program, follow the procedure outlined below:

  1. Move to the directory which contains the file(s) you wish to submit for
     grading.

  2. Execute the "handin" utility.

  3. Select the course for which you wish to submit a solution, if you are
     enrolled in more than one CSE course.

  4. Select the assignment for which you wish to submit a solution.

  5. Select each file which you wish to submit using the "Mark" option.

  6. After marking the appropriate files, select the "Handin" option.

  7. After viewing the confirmation message, select the "Quit" option.

In addition to the confirmation message displayed on the screen, the program
will send you a copy of the confirmation message via e-mail.

While you are executing the "handin" program, you can use the "?" option to
display information about the program.  Additional information is available
via the "man" program.

If the assignment deadline has not yet passed, you may replace files which you
submitted at an earlier time.  That is, if you decide that one or more of the
files which you have already submitted for the current assignment are not
correct, you may replace those files by following the normal procedure
outlined above, as long as you use the same name for each file that you wish
to replace.  The "handin" program only provides your Teaching Assistant with
the last version of any files which are submitted more than once.

As a precautionary measure, you should retain an electronic copy of all files
created as part of a solution to a computer project.  Do not modify any of
those files after the assignment due date in case there is a problem with the
files you submitted for grading.  To insure that you do not inadvertently
change the "last modification" time recorded by the operating system for your
files, you may wish to create a special subdirectory and move your files into
it prior to the assignment deadline.  Or, when you have completed a project,
you can change the permissions on the files so that you cannot write into
them.  Doing so changes the "last modification" date, so you should change the
permissions to make the files "read-only" prior to the assignment due date.