Intro to UNIX

Schedule

Wed Jul 17 2024 at 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC+10:00

Location

21 Bedford St | North Melbourne, VI

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A hands-on workshop covering the basics of the Unix/Linux command line interface.
About this Event


(Melbourne Bioinformatics, The University of Melbourne)


Workshop Description:

Knowledge of the Unix operating system is fundamental to the use of many popular bioinformatics command-line tools. Whether you choose to run your analyses locally or on an HPC system, knowing your way around a command-line interface is highly valuable. This workshop will introduce you to Unix concepts by way of a series of hands-on exercises. The training material is freely available here.

Completion of this workshop will provide the background knowledge required for other Melbourne Bioinformatics workshops that require command-line skills.


Learning objectives

By the end of this training, participants will:

  • Access a Unix machine either locally or remotely
  • Organise your files into directories
  • Change file permissions to improve security and safety
  • Create and edit files with a text editor
  • Copy files between directories
  • Use command line programs to manipulate files
  • Automate your workflow using shell scripts

Eligibility:

This Free workshop is available to staff and students at The University if Melbourne and its affiliated institutes.

You must register for this event using an affiliated institutional email address or your registration may be cancelled.


Prerequisites and Requirements

This workshop does not require any previous experience and is designed for participants with little or no command-line knowledge. This is an in person hands-on workshop and attendees must bring their own computers (laptop chargers also recommended). Wifi access to internet via uniwireless or Eduroam and a Web browser (Firefox or Chrome recommended)is required.

You must install the following (free and open-source) software prior to attending the workshop:

  • Mac or Linux users: FileZilla, for file transfers between a local computer and remote server
  • Windows usersPuTTY, a terminal emulator.
  • FileZilla, for file transfers between a local computer and remote server.



Access

If you require any further information, or have any access requirements in order to participate in this workshop, please contact us as soon as possible to discuss your requirements:

We recommend that following our eventbrite page if you wish to be alerted when we release new workshops for registrations. If you require any further information, please contact Melbourne Bioinformatics at:

[email protected]

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