Libraries Offer Free, Virtual Workshop: Introduction to the Unix Shell

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The Libraries are sponsoring a free, virtual software training session to be offered twice this month for the U of A campus community. Introduction to the Unix Shell, taught by The Carpentries, is set for May 11 and 17. These are the first in a series of training sessions designed to enhance software skills across campus. Registration is required (links below). 

The Unix shell has been around longer than most of its users have been alive. It has survived so long because it's a power tool that allows people to do complex things with just a few keystrokes. More importantly, it helps them combine existing programs in new ways and automate repetitive tasks so they aren't typing the same things over and over again. Use of the shell is fundamental to using a wide range of other powerful tools and computing resources (including "high-performance computing" supercomputers). These lessons will start you on a path toward using these resources effectively.

This class is open to anyone in the campus community and is being offered twice this month. 

• May 11 — 1-4:30 p.m., register          
• May 17 — 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., register