Absolute Basics of Linux

Monday 23 Jun 2025, 10:00 → 12:00 Europe/Warsaw

online

Klemens Noga (ACC Cyfronet AGH), Oskar Klimas (ACK Cyfronet AGH)

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

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

Agenda

1. Directory tree - moving through the directory tree; cd, pwd, ls
2. Managing directories - creating, deleting, copying, and moving directories and files; mkdir, cp, mv, rm, touch,
3. Reading files - viewing, searching through files and manipulating outputs; cat, grep, head, tail, mc -v, echo, wc, sort, column, 

Duration

2 hours

Target audience

Training intended for people who never used Linux systems.

Requirements

No recommended trainings before this one.

No account required.

Participants' computers should be equipped with software that allows SSH connections. On Windows, it is recommended to use Windows Terminal after checking if OpenSSH is installed. 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/Polish - dependent on the participants.

Level

Basic

10:00 → 10:30 Introduction

Basics about the workshop. Time to set up ssh connections.

Speaker: Oskar Klimas (ACK Cyfronet AGH)

10:30 → 11:00 Directories

Basics of using the command line directory tree

Speaker: Oskar Klimas (ACK Cyfronet AGH)

11:00 → 11:30 Managing directories

Creating, deleting, copying, and moving directories and files

Speaker: Oskar Klimas (ACK Cyfronet AGH)

11:30 → 12:00 Reading files

Basics of reading files in command line interface

Speaker: Oskar Klimas (ACK Cyfronet AGH)