To "ssh" into a linux system from Windows, download and install PuTTY from
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

ssh to you linux machine using PuTTY as follows:
Run PuTTY
	Session
		Enter "Hostname" or ip addrss
		Leave connection as "SSH" and Port 22
	Connection
		Data
			Under "Auto-login username" put your user name if you want 
	Session (again)
		Under "Saved Session" give it a name
		Click "Save" - next time just recall this session
Click "Open" (down below)

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Some helpful commands:

In the following, the text to the right of "#" is a comment
Text in angle brackets, "<>", should be replaced with your own
	e.g., type "mkdir ece177" to create a directory called "ece177"
"^C" (that is "Control-C") will exit you from most running programs

passwd		# to change your password if you haven't already
mkdir <name> # to create a new directory called <name>
rmdir <name> # to remove a directory
cd <path>	# to change directory
			# if <path> starts with "/", it is a full path name from the top
			#	else it is relative to the current directory
cd ..		# move up one directory level
pwd			# print working directory
ls			# list files in this directory
ls -l		# list files in long format
mv <filename> <pathame> # moves file to another directory given by the pathname
mv <filename> <newname> # moves file from old filename to new filename (renamed)
man <cmd>	# get help (manual) on a command
nano <filename> # simple editor to edit a file
			# If it is a "C" file, give it a ".c" extension (e.g., "hw01.c")
vim <filename>	# A more powerful common editor - steeper learning curve!
				# Note "<ESC>" gets you out of edit mode, ":q" to exit
gcc <filename>	# to compile a file (executable name is "a.out" by default)
gcc <filename> -o <outfile> # also compiles, but executable name is <outfile>
./<outfile>		# to run <outfile>
rm <filename>	# to remove a file

exit		# exit ssh and close console window