CRUK: Basic Unix

The Unix shell has existed since the early days of computers, and yet is still the preferred way to run many popular Bioinformatics tools. This course aims to take the novice and turn them into a beginning Linux user. We will describe the Linux environment so they can start to utilize command-line tools and feel comfortable using a text-based way of interacting with a computer.

This event is part of a series of training courses organized in collaboration with Dr. Mark Dunning at CRUK Cambridge Institute.

Graduate students, Postdocs and Staff members from the University of Cambridge, Affiliated Institutions and other external Institutions or individuals

No previous experience required

After this course you should be able to:

• Connect to a Unix / Linux system
• Manipulate files and directories within the Linux system
• Work with text files
• Run programs from the command-line

During this course you will learn about:

• Navigating through a Unix file system
• Creating and deleting files
• Searching for files, and for text within a file
• Connecting to a remote server and transferring files

Presentations and practicals

0.5

Once a year