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Introduction to Unix: 17 January 2024

The Division of Information Technology (DIT) at the University of Maryland is pleased to announce the following workshop for users of our High Performance Computing (HPC) resources.

There are only a limited number of seats available. Registration will remain open until 16 January 2024 or until all seats are filled.
We expect the workshop to fill up before the registration deadline. If the workshop is successful, we are hoping to repeat this workshop regularly.

Warning

Registration is currently closed. We are hoping to repeat this workshop in the future, please join us then.

Introduction to Unix
Date 17 January 2024
Time 1:00 - 4:30 PM
Location Brendan Iribe Center, Room 1207
Instructor Dr. Franz Klein
Division of Information Technology, UMD
Cost free
Registration Form link to registration form
Registration Deadline 16 January 2024
or when registration is full

Register Here

Overview

This afternoon workshop is targeted at users of the university's HPC clusters with limited experience in Linux/Unix. This course will briefly cover:

  • Linux/Unix shell commands
  • comparison of C-shell (tcsh) and Bourne shell (bash)
  • shell scripting (basic and advanced syntax)
  • accessing data in various formats on Unix

While shell scripting is not real programming, many practical tasks can be accomplished using shell scripts. Worked-out examples can be used as templates for similar projects.

Prerequisites

None. This is an introductory workshop and is targeted at new users to Linux/Unix.

System Requirements

This is a bring-your-own-laptop event. Make sure that a terminal application (e.g. ssh or PuTTY) is installed. A modern web browser (on Windows preferably Firefox) is required for use of the OnDemand web portal.

Miscellaneous Details

Register Here

The registration deadline is 16 January 2024; we are limiting this workshop to 54 participants (number of classroom seats) on a first-come, first-served basis, and registration will close once the workshop is full.

Note

NOTE: DIT reserves the right to cancel the workshop for any reason with little notice.

If you have questions or need more information about the workshop, please feel free to contact us