The Zoo, on the third floor of Watson Hall, is a place for computer science students to work and collaborate.
The zoo houses 38 computers, each named after a different animal. There's also a fridge and espresso machine on the second floor to fill your noshing needs.
The Zoo facilities are maintained by ITS. If you have issues using the Zoo you can
click here
to submit a support ticket.
If you are requesting installation of new software you should first
discuss it with a faculty member and they can submit a ticket on your behalf.
Check the diagram below to see which computers are currently available.
Useful Commands
- ssh trb46@frog.zoo.cs.yale.edu
- Open a shell for trb46 on frog
- ssh trb46@node.zoo.cs.yale.edu
- Open a shell on an arbitrary zoo node
(might lead to an offline node if there are any) - lpr filename
- Print the given plain text file on zoo1
- lpr -P zoo2 -K n filename
- Print n copies of the given file on zoo2
- finger trb46
- Get info about the user trb46
- getent passwd trb46
- Compressed form of finger
- w
- Find out who's on your machine
- write trb46 pts/4
- Send a message to trb46 on tty pts/4
Available Nodes
hornet
termite
python
cricket
frog
cicada
cobra
tick
turtle
aphid
ladybug
chameleon
rattlesnake
scorpion
perch
grizzly
dolphin
gator
kangaroo
cardinal
swan
rhino
monkey
lion
tiger
hare
hippo
jaguar
bumblebee
peacock
newt
zebra
raven
hawk
woodpecker
Offline Nodes
viper
giraffe
macaw
Last updated: 2023-03-23 00:00:49.350486