SAS 9.12 is available on the new high-performance Unix server tombstone. Users of tombstone need to register before using this service; to find out more and register an account, see OIT's information page.
On UNIX, SAS can be invoked in non-interactive (batch) mode and in interactive (Windowed) mode. Batch mode can be run in foreground or background processes.
Non-Interactive (Batch) Mode
Often, it is easier and more efficient to invoke SAS in a non-interactive mode. You will have to run SAS this way if SAS does not support your terminal type. SAS can be run in non-interactive mode as a UNIX foreground process or as a UNIX background process.
UNIX Foreground
To run SAS in non-interactive mode, type SAS and then the name of a file containing SAS commands. For example, to run a SAS program named myprog.sas , type the following command at the UNIX prompt:
sas myprog
If the file extension is .sas as in this example, you need not type the file extension when you invoke the program. SAS will execute the program, and control will be returned to your terminal when the SAS job is complete. SAS will put log messages to a file of the same name as your program but with a .log file extension (myprog.log in this example). Output generated (if any) will be written to a file with the same name as your program file but with a .lst file extension (myprog.lst ).
UNIX Background
You may want to run SAS jobs in the background by placing an ampersand ("&") after your SAS invocation. For example:
sas myprog &
You may also run SAS on unix using X Window program.
