Introduction to Linux/UNIX and Dartmouth’s Research Computing Services

This course will introduce students to the UNIX computing environment at Dartmouth. Topics will include: UNIX history and philosophy, requesting UNIX accounts, logging in to UNIX, basic operating system concepts and file structure, basic commands, text editor(s), printing, mail, and online help.

October 18, 2016
2 pm - 4 pm
Location
37 Dewey Field Road Instructional Center (1st floor)
Sponsored by
Information Technology Services
Audience
Faculty, Staff, Students-Graduate, Students-Undergraduate
Registration required
More information
Christian Darabos

Research Computing offers support and access to High-performance computing (HPC) environments and global data storage solutions, many at no-cost, to the entire research community at Dartmouth.

This course will introduce students to the UNIX computing environment at Dartmouth. Topics will include: UNIX history and philosophy, requesting UNIX accounts, logging in to UNIX, basic operating system concepts and file structure, basic commands, text editor(s), printing, mail, and online help. The goals of this course are to enable students to:

  • Log in to their UNIX account from any type of computer.
  • Use the basic UNIX commands to create files and directories.
  • Edit and print files.
  • Understand the UNIX tools philosophy.
  • Get online help.

More on RC courses: http://tech.dartmouth.edu/its/services-support/help-yourself/knowledge-base/research-computing-course-descriptions

Please register here: http://libcal.dartmouth.edu/event/2911177

Location
37 Dewey Field Road Instructional Center (1st floor)
Sponsored by
Information Technology Services
Audience
Faculty, Staff, Students-Graduate, Students-Undergraduate
Registration required
More information
Christian Darabos