Introduction to the command-line interface

Objectives

  • Understand the principles and advantages of the Linux system
  • Know and use the main bash commands.
  • Ability to chain multiple commands using pipes
  • Launch programs with arguments
  • Gain independence to perform command line analyses

Course Content

  • Introduction to the Linux system.
  • File system: directory structure, paths, home directory, file and directory management.
  • Principle of protections: reading file attributes, access rights, management of user groups.
  • Useful commands for file manipulation
  • Redirection operators (command input/output)
  • Creating and running a bash script
  • Introduction to environment variables
  • Connecting to a remote server via a terminal or via WSL

Prerequisites

  • None

Duration

  • 1 day / 7 hours

Fees

  • Academics Nantes Université: 236 euros
  • Others academics: 272 euros
  • Private sector: 652 euros

Teaching Methods

  • Combination of lectures and practical exercises.

Instructors

  • Bioinformatics engineers from BiRD

Validation

Certificate of attendance provided to each participant on request

Registration

Register Here (except for PhD students - via Amethis)