Introduction to the Unix shell

This half day course introduces basic concepts and methods for interacting with Unix type operating systems using the Bash shell. Completing this course will satisfy the basic command line experience required for attending the Software Carpentry Workshop.

These slides are based on the similar course given for Legion users.

Course content

• Navigating the filesystem
• File manipulation
• Wildcards, redirection and piping
• Variables and loops
• File properties and permissions
• Scripting and workflows
• And more...

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course. Priority will be given to those who are attending the Software Carpentry Workshop

Contact

If you have any questions about this course, please contact rits@ucl.ac.uk