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Wed 16 Oct - Thu 17 Oct 2024
09:30 - 13:00

Venue: Bioinformatics Training Facility - Online LIVE Training

Provided by: Bioinformatics


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Introduction to the Unix command line (ONLINE LIVE TRAINING)
Beginners

Wed 16 Oct - Thu 17 Oct 2024

Description

The Unix shell (command line) is a powerful and essential tool for modern researchers, in particular those working in computational disciplines such as bioinformatics and large-scale data analysis. In this course we will explore the basic structure of the Unix operating system and how we can interact with it using a basic set of commands. You will learn how to navigate the filesystem, manipulate text-based data and combine multiple commands to quickly extract information from large data files. You will also learn how to write scripts and use programmatic techniques to automate task repetition.


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Additional information
  • Our courses are only free for registered University of Cambridge students. All other participants will be charged according to our charging policy.
  • Attendance will be taken on all courses and a charge is applied for non-attendance. After you have booked a place, if you are unable to attend any of the live sessions, please email the Bioinfo Team.
  • Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available here.
Target audience
Prerequisites

No previous experience required

Sessions

Number of sessions: 2

# Date Time Venue Trainers
1 Wed 16 Oct   09:30 - 13:00 09:30 - 13:00 Bioinformatics Training Facility - Online LIVE Training Raquel Manzano-Garcia,  Argyris Zardilis,  Jacqueline Boccacino,  Shanlin Rao
2 Thu 17 Oct   09:30 - 13:00 09:30 - 13:00 Bioinformatics Training Facility - Online LIVE Training Raquel Manzano-Garcia,  Argyris Zardilis,  Jacqueline Boccacino
Topics covered

UNIX, Linux, Bash, Data handling

Objectives

During this course you will learn about:

  • Navigating the filesystem using a terminal (text-based interface).
  • Using bash as a tool for data manipulation and automation.
  • Best practices for managing and maintaining scripts written in bash.
Aims

After this course you should be able to:

  • Recognise the uses of the command line for computational work.
  • Become comfortable in using the command line, understanding how commands are structured and how to access their documentation.
  • Navigate the filesystem from the command line and understand how to specify the location of files and directories.
  • Perform basic file manipulations: combine multiple files together; count number of lines, words and characters in a file; extract text matching a pattern; counting unique values in a file.
  • Combine multiple commands to solve more complex tasks.
  • Write Bash scripts to record and make your analysis reproducible.
  • Describe the structure of a "for loop" and use it to automate repetitive tasks.
Format

Presentations, demonstrations, practicals

System requirements

Participants must have their own computers to work on and a stable internet connection for the duration of the course.

Registration fees
  • Free for registered University of Cambridge students
  • £ 60/day for all University of Cambridge staff, including postdocs, temporary visitors (students and researchers) and participants from Affiliated Institutions. Please note that these charges are recovered by us at the Institutional level
  • It remains the participant's responsibility to acquire prior approval from the relevant group leader, line manager or budget holder to attend the course. It is requested that people booking only do so with the agreement of the relevant party as costs will be charged back to your Lab Head or Group Supervisor.
  • £ 60/day for all other academic participants from external Institutions and charitable organizations. These charges must be paid at registration
  • £ 120/day for all Industry participants. These charges must be paid at registration
  • Further details regarding the charging policy are available here
Duration

1

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Theme
Basic Skills and Programming

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