1.First open the working directory; it contains the files "New_Alarm_Mutex.c", "errors.h",'Makefile', 'test_output.txt', and 'Reportassignment2.pdf'.

2.To compile, type "make" into the command line.

3.Type "a2" to run the exectuable code.

4.At the prompt "ALARM>", type in one of the messages that follows the sturcture given(ex. 5 MessageType(2), Create_Thread: MessageType(4), Terminate_Thread: MessageType(4), etc.)

5.To learn more read "Programming with POSIX Threads"by David R. Butenhof