Introduction to Unix Command Line

Knowing how to use the command line of your computer can save you a lot of time. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to navigate the Unix terminal. 

For this workshop, you’ll need a Mac or Linux laptop (you can use Windows if you can’t access a Linux machine). 

You’ll learn:

• File manipulation (ls, pwd, mv, mkdir, cat, sort, uniq)
• File system (which, df, du)
• Slicing text files (cut, head, tail, split, column)
• Compression/decompression (tar, gzip, zcat, zless)
• Other helpful commands (date, echo, alias)
• System variables ($HOME, $PWD, $USER)

Visit the workshop site for more details and materials.

This is an introductory workshop in the Computer Skills series. No prior experience or prerequisites are required.