UNIX Fundamentals
03 December 2012
Do you have no or little knowledge of UNIX? Do you need to learn the basics of UNIX to handle files? This asynchronous e-learning course can be completed online, at the desired pace and in the absence of an instructor.
Overview
This e-learning course presents the UNIX environment and the most basic commands. Examples are taken from various fields of biology, but have been chosen carefully to be easily accessible to a wide audience.
Audience
This e-learning course is designed for PhD students, postdoctoral and other researchers in the life sciences from both academia and industry who are interested in learning to use UNIX.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the e-learning course, the participants are expected to:
- Understand essential elements of UNIX systems
- Navigate through the UNIX file system
- Understand and execute basic UNIX process commands
- Correctly set file permissions
- Perform basic file management
Prerequisites
Knowledge / competencies
None.
This e-learning course is part of the Omics Data Analysis and Data Management learning paths.
Technical
Participants must have access to a terminal.
Time required
3 hours
Instructions
This course has been designed such that chapters are completed sequentially. Open the link for the chapter in a separate browser tab.
Chapter 2: The UNIX filesystem
Chapter 3: UNIX shell - first steps
Chapter 4: UNIX shell - filesystem commands
Chapter 5: UNIX shell - working with files
Additional information
You are welcome to register to the SIB courses mailing list to be informed of all future courses and workshops, as well as all important deadlines using the form here.
Please note that participation in SIB courses is subject to our general conditions.
For more information, please contact training@sib.swiss.