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