This will be the User Guide for the CSO UIP, one day. In the meantime, consult the online help 
uip>  help 
uip>  help command  UIP> statusUIP> log /open  newlognameUIP> log /closeexit command.  /opt/uip/log/UIP> cat /close~/.uip/cat/private_catalog.cat to add a new source to your private catalog. UIP> ver source name~/.uip/cat/private_catalog.line_cat to add a new line to your private catalogUIP> ver /line line name
For mapping observations, observing scripts can be convenient. Prepare a script with a text editor then run it with 
uip>  @ scriptname.uip   
To interrupt a script or if an error occurs, type ctrl-c