Outline for Linux Workshop

February 23, 2005

Running efficient jobs on Linux

• Languages
  • BASH, Perl, Python, C, R, etc.
• Creating scripts
  • Compiling with gcc
  • Setting up the environment
    • utilizing the PATH variable
    • absolute vs relative paths
  • Setting permissions
    • chmod and the executable bit
• Running scripts
  • Invoking
  • Monitoring
  • Backgrounding
  • Suspending/Resuming
  • Stopping
• Location
  • Workstation
  • Biostat server
    • biostat.mc.vanderbilt.edu
  • Statcomp server
    • statcomp.vanderbilt.edu
  • Tools
    • ssh
    • scp
    • top
• Manual pages

You can find out more about some of these topics by typing man page where page is the topic of your choosing. Try some of the following: bash, perl, python, gcc, ps, top, ssh, scp. On man pages, use the up and down arrows to scroll through the text. Typing q will exit. By typing /, then a string, you will perform a search for that value; typing / followed by enter will find the next occurrence of that value.

You can also search man pages by using Konqueror. Just type man:/page in the URL field to search for that topic.