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Week 2: Aug 26 - Aug 30

Overview for Week 2

  • Overview of UF Research Computing and HiPerGator
  • Getting started on the Linux command line

What’s due by the end of the week?

  • The GitHub Account assignment is due Tuesday, August 27.
  • Quiz 1 will be available on Monday. It is due Wednesday, September 11.
    • It covers basic Linux commands like: pwd, cd, ls, less, cp, mv, mkdir, rm, which, man, cat, sort, uniq, wc, head, tail, echo, history, grep, cut, paste, join, diff, tr, sed
  • Problem Set 1 will be available on Friday. It is due Monday, September 16.
    • Covers regular expressions in text editors and with grep as well as some of the Linux commands from weeks 1 & 2.

For Monday

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  1. If you haven't already done this, be sure to follow the directions on the software download page.
  2. You will likely want at least VSCode on your computer.
  1. Getting started: Computers
  2. Setting up a GitHub.com account
  3. Do the GitHub Account assignment in Canvas.

For Wednesday

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For Friday

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  1. Building Command Line skills
  2. Work on the exercises here. This is not graded, but should help you practice.

By the end of this week you should

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  1. Have a github.com account
  2. Understand the basics of Linux filesystems and where to store your data on HiPerGator.
  3. Be able to use the following Linux commands: pwd, cd, ls, less, cp, mv, mkdir, rm, which, man, cat, sort, uniq, wc, head, tail, echo, history.
  4. Understand command arguments to modify how commands function.
  5. Be able to use redirect output to a file (>, >>).
  6. Be able to link commands with pipes (|).

Student Help Hours

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