Introduction to Linux
Overview
Instructor(s): Dr. Wes Brashear
Time: Friday, January 30, 2026 — 10:00AM-12:30PM CT
Location: Blocker 220
Prerequisite(s): Active HPRC account
This course introduces basic Linux commands commonly used for management of files and directories (copy, move, delete, compress, extract, archive, transfer), I/O redirection, environment customization, and remote access. In this course, the instructor will lead the class to perform basic operations in the Linux operating system using a live terminal.
Course Materials
- Introduction to Linux (Fall 2025): PDF
Previous Semesters Course Materials
Participation
During the training, attendees are expected to use their own computer and complete the instructor-led examples and exercises.
Learning Objectives and Agenda
In this course, participants will:
- Log into the Grace cluster
- Learn to use basic commands to handle files, redirect I/O, and execute scripts
- Learn the basic components of shell scripting
A typical outline of the topics covered in the Introduction to Linux short course is provided below. Because of the interactive nature of this course, some of the topics listed below may be introduced in a different order and covered to different depths.
- Connecting to the system
- Getting started
- Linux command format
- "man" pages
- Basic commands
- Basics of the Linux filesystem
- Command line shortcuts
- Quoting
- I/O redirection
- Shell variables
- Shell concepts
- File transfers