Introduction to the Command Line (Bash)

Genomics Aotearoa

A data carpentry workshop to teach the fundamentals of the command line. Here we will run through the fundamentals of the Bash language.

Online

This online workshop will be taught on Tuesday the 4th of February, 2025 from 10:00am-4:00pm NZT and is for New Zealand researchers interested in learning to use the command line.The focus of this workshop is on working with the command line, also called The Shell. Some of the topics covered in this workshop are:<ul><li>An introduction to the Shell, including why this is such a powerful tool.</li><li>File navigation, how to navigate directories.</li><li>How to interact with files - copy or rename files in bulk. Automation reduces user error and saves time.</li><li>Redirection: passing information from one command to another to create useful chains of commands.</li><li>Writing scripts which can be executed to quickly and easily reproduce analyses. </li></ul>This lesson assumes learner has no prior experience with the tools covered in the workshop. SetupThis is a fully online, hands-on workshop. This workshop material will be run on the NeSI onDemand Training platform - there is no need to install any software for this workshop. Instructions on how to access the NeSI HPC service will be sent out with the confirmation letter to registrants. The material for this workshop can be previewed <a href="https://datacarpentry.org/shell-genomics/index.html" title="https://datacarpentry.org/shell-genomics/index.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>. Participants must have their own laptops and plan to participate actively. You will require a working web browser. If you have any questions about these workshops, including whether they are suitable for you, please contact tyler.mcinnes@otago.ac.nz.

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