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This page should serve as a reference for the many "things Linux" we use in this course. It is by no means complete – Linux is **huge** – but offers introductions to many important topics.

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• Macs and Linux have a Terminal program built-in
• Windows options:
  • Windows 10+
    • Command Prompt and PowerShell programs have ssh and scp (may require latest Windows updates)
      • Start menu → Search for Command
    • Putty – http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
      
      • simple Terminal and file copy programs
      • download either the Putty installer or just putty.exe (Terminal) and pscp.exe (secure copy client)
    • Windows Subsystem for Linux – Windows 10 Professional includes a Ubuntu-like bash shells
      • See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10
      • We recommend the Ubuntu Linux distribution, but any Linux distribution will have an SSH client

Use ssh (secure shell) to login to a remote computers.

# General form:
ssh <user_name>@<full_host_name>

# For example
ssh abattenh@ls6.tacc.utexas.edu

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• Greg's Bash Guide
  • The Guide: http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashGuide
  • FAQ: http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ
  • Pitfalls: http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashPitfalls
• Ryan's Tutorials on Bash Scripting: http://ryanstutorials.net/bash-scripting-tutorial/
• CBRS short course workshop wikis (developed by Anna)
  • Introduction to Unix: https://wikis.utexas.edu/display/CbrsIntroUnix
  • Intermediate Unix: https://wikis.utexas.edu/display/CbrsIntermUnix
  • You won't have access to the small compute cluster they use, but you can download the example files and manipulate them in your own Linux or Unix environment.