Absolute Basics of Linux

The training introduces Linux command line interface with zero prior knowledge. 

We start at cd, pwd and ls commands and then introduce more commands.

Level

Target audience

Training intended for people who never used Linux systems before.

Agenda

1. What is Bash,
2. directory tree - moving through the directory tree: cd, pwd, ls;
3. managing directories - creating, deleting, copying, and moving directories and files: mkdir, cp, mv, rm, touch;
4. reading files - viewing, searching through files and manipulating outputs: cat, grep, head, tail, mc -v, echo, wc, sort;
5. writing files - using mc to edit files: mc -e;
6. Q&A (15 min)

Requirements

No recommended trainings before this one.

Summary of prerequisites

1. no account required,
2. attending the Dry-run,
3. computer equipped with SSH connection.

Dry-run

• On 12th Oct 2026 at 10:00-11:00 CEST, a Dry-run will be held. Attendance will be marked based on Zoom participant list.
• Participants will learn how to log in to the Ares supercomputer before the training and resolve any problems with the Training Team.
• In case you cannot come to the dry-run, please inform us directly at training@cyfronet.pl, otherwise your registration will be cancelled.

SSH connection

Participants' computers should be equipped with software that allows SSH connections. On Windows, it is recommended to use Windows Terminal (not to be confused with Powershell after checking if OpenSSH is installed (run ssh -V in the terminal). We advise against using Putty.

Venue

The workshop will be conducted online on the Zoom platform. The meeting link will be sent to registered participants.

Language

English

Duration

3 hours

Registration and eligibility

The Registration and the Waiting list close automatically at 23:59 CEST on 9th Oct 2026. The Registration may close prematurely if the limit number of participants is hit beforehand, but the Waiting List will be available until the deadline above.

Please use your institution's e-mail address. Registrations using generic or private email addresses cannot be accepted. At that e-mail address, you will be contacted with further information.

This course is co-funded by the European Union. Therefore, the course is open for participants from academia, industry, and public administration from the Member States (MS) of the European Union (EU) and Associated/Other Countries to the Horizon Europe programme.

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Acknowledgements

EuroCC 3 has received funding from the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (JU) under Grant Agreement No. 101306701. The JU receives support from the European Union‘s Digital Europe Programme and Germany, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Türkiye, and Kosovo.