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Introduction to Unix: 8 September 2020

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 7 September 2020 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 8 September 2020
Time 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Location Due to social distancing requirements, this will be held as a Zoom webinar. Zoom contact information will be provided to registered attendees closer to the date of the event.
Instructor Dr. Franz Klein
Division of Information Technology, UMD
Cost free
Registration Form link to registration form
Registration Deadline 7 September 2020
or when registration is full

Register Here

Overview

This afternoon workshop is targeted at users of the Deepthought2 and/or Juggernaut 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

As this webinar will be offered via Zoom, you are assumed to have a system (preferably a laptop or desktop) with Zoom installed. You will likely also want to either open an interactive terminal on Deepthought2 or Juggernaut or use the file explorer and editor of the OnDemand portal.

Miscellaneous Details

Register Here

While the registration deadline is 7 September 2020. we are currently limiting this workshop to 25 participants on a first-come, first-served basis, and registration will close once the workshop is full. A limited number of participants will allow for more detailed discussions of questions and coding help.

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