Learning Objectives

Following this assignment students should be able to:

• Navigate a file and directory system using shell commands
• Manipulate files and directories using shell commands
• Combine existing commands to do new tasks
• Create loops to repeat commands on many different files
• Save and re-use sequences of shell commands
• Search file systems and files for specific contents

Reading

• Topics

  • R Markdown

• Readings

  • Introducing the Shell
  • Navigating Files and Directories
  • Working with Files and Directories
  • Pipes and Filters
  • Loops
  • Shell Scripts
  • Finding Things

Exercises