| Audience | Computational skills required | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Biologists | None | 1.5 hour workshop |
Many data analysis tools and computational resources require users to have a basic working knowledge of the command line interface (also referred to as UNIX, Linux, bash, shell). In this workshop participants will learn basic commands for performing simple tasks within a filesystem without the use of a point and click environment.
This class is part of the Countway Library Research Data Management Seminar Series.
- Accessing the bash shell: Understanding how to start up the command-line interface
- Navigating the file directory: Recognizing the organization of the file directory and exploring the folders/files
- Performing file operations: Understanding ways to manipulate files, such as creating, moving, copying, and renaming files
- Exploring file contents: Learning how to look at the contents of files
- Searching files: Practicing searching for patterns within files
These materials are developed for a trainer-led workshop, but also amenable to self-guided learning.
| Lessons | Estimated Duration |
|---|---|
| Introduction to the command line | 75 min |
| Creating files and Searching within them | 15 min |
Introduction to Shell: Dataset
Mac users: No installation requirements.
Windows users: GitBash
These materials have been developed by members of the teaching team at the Harvard Chan Bioinformatics Core (HBC). These are open access materials distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.