HPC0: Introduction to Linux for HPC

Booking for this course is through the IT Training Unit. Click here to book

Workshop content

• Run on campus or on-line in half a day. A practical workshop about the Linux command line and filesystem on the HPC resources at Leeds.
• A practical course with theory, demonstration and exercise.The aim is to build knowledge, skills and confidence step by step so that users have a good foundation for using the HPC resources at Leeds.

• Syllabus:

  • Logging in

  • Entering commands

  • Finding out about commands

  • Filesystem navigation

  • Commands to list, create, copy, move and delete files

  • Hidden files

  • Command history

  • Control key combinations

  • Editing files

  • File permissions

  • Commands to explore and filter data

  • Wildcards

  • Shell scripting basics

• The users work on a login node and do not learn about submitting jobs in this workshop
  • To learn about the HPC resources at Leeds and be guided in using them properly, please consider signing up to the following course:
    • HPC1: Introduction to High Performance Computing.

Prerequisites

• A HPC user account (Click here to get an account - a process that typically takes at least 1 full working day)

Duration

1/2 day

Frequency

This course runs approximately monthly depending upon demand.

Suitability

New HPC users unfamiliar with the Linux command line.