This session will provide a basic introduction to using Linux and the command-line interface in order to access Compute Canada and WestGrid high performance computing (HPC) resources.

The topics covered in this talk include:

• Basics of computing with high performance computers

• Filesystem hierarchy

• Basic linux commands for navigating filesystem

• cd, ls, pwd, mkdir

• Basic linux commands for file handling

• mv, cp, rm, grep, more, less, head, tail, cat

• Using the manual command (man) to get more details on linux command line options

• Downloading and decompressing files from the internet

• wget, gunzip, gzip

Who Should Attend:

• Anyone interested in learning Linux or using Compute Canada / WestGrid resources. If you do not have a Compute Canada account, a guest account can be created for you for use during this session.
  
  

Pre-Requisite Skills / Knowledge:

• This is an introductory-level session. No prior knowledge or experience is required.

If you have questions or would like more information, please contact info@westgrid.ca.