Software Carpentry: The Unix Shell
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Software Carpentry: The Unix Shell
Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools for command-line programming with the the Unix shell. It can be taken alone, but is designed to be taken in combination with the Git (5/17) and either Python (5/18) or R (5/19-20) modules.
By the end of the workshop, learners will:
- Navigate and manipulate files and data using the Unix shell
- Automate operations on multiple files using a Unix shell
- Identify and resolve errors independently
- Identify options for self-directed and guided learning
The workshop is open to anyone. You do not need any programming experience to participate but you will need access to a Windows, Mac or Linux computer. The workshop will be hosted online using Zoom; instructions for accessing course material and installing software will be sent in advance. For questions, contact Data Education Coordinator Nathaniel Porter (ndporter@vt.edu).
For more information on our curriculum, visit http://swcarpentry.github.io/shell-novice.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 business days prior to the event.
- Date:
- Monday, May 16, 2022
- Time:
- 9:00am - 12:30pm
- Location:
- Online
- Audience:
- Alumni Beginners Faculty/Staff Graduate Students Public Undergraduates
- Categories:
- Workshop > Data Science Workshop