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

python

termite

hornet

cricket

cicada

tick

viper

cobra

frog

turtle

chameleon

ladybug

scorpion

rattlesnake

gator

grizzly

kangaroo

dolphin

perch

giraffe

cardinal

swan

rhino

monkey

hare

tiger

lion

hippo

peacock

jaguar

bumblebee

macaw

zebra

newt

hawk

raven

woodpecker

Offline Nodes

aphid

Last updated: 2023-06-01 14:00:54.788256