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	; [https://nostarch.com/tlcl2 The Linux Command Line, 2nd Edition – A Complete Introduction]:		; [https://nostarch.com/tlcl2 The Linux Command Line, 2nd Edition – A Complete Introduction]:
	:* by William Shotts; No Starch Press, March 2019, 504 pp.; ISBN-13: 9781593279523; about $25 – $40 as ebook ([[https://nostarch.com/tlcl2 from the publisher] or [https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-linux-command-line-2nd-edition/id1438349057 here]), or in print.		:* by William Shotts; No Starch Press, March 2019, 504 pp.; ISBN-13: 9781593279523; about $25 – $30 as ebook ([https://nostarch.com/tlcl2 from the publisher] or [https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-linux-command-line-2nd-edition/id1438349057 here]), or about $40 in print.
	:–– Fairly gentle tutorial introducing Linux in general and command line usage in particular.		:–– Fairly gentle tutorial introducing Linux in general and command line usage in particular.
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	; [https://nostarch.com/tlcl2 The Linux Command Line, 2nd Edition – A Complete Introduction]:		; [https://nostarch.com/tlcl2 The Linux Command Line, 2nd Edition – A Complete Introduction]:
	:* by William Shotts; No Starch Press, March 2019, 504 pp.; ISBN-13: 9781593279523; about $30 – $40 in print ~~or as ebook~~.		:* by William Shotts; No Starch Press, March 2019, 504 pp.; ISBN-13: 9781593279523; about $25 – $40 as ebook ([[https://nostarch.com/tlcl2 from the publisher] or [https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-linux-command-line-2nd-edition/id1438349057 here]), or in print.
	:–– Fairly gentle tutorial introducing Linux in general and command line usage in particular.		:–– Fairly gentle tutorial introducing Linux in general and command line usage in particular.
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	There are numerous resources to get you started; some are shown below.		There are numerous resources to get you started; some are shown below.

	; ~~A note on free~~ vs. paid content:		; Free vs. paid content – Choose wisely!:
	:* Web pages and PDFs that are available at no cost usually contain either short ''introductions'' or more or less detailed ''reference'' materials. Those are relatively straightforward to put together from existing sources, but when compared to a textbook or course on the subject, they would constitute only the first and last chapters.		:* Web pages and PDFs that are available at no cost usually contain either short ''introductions'' or more or less detailed ''reference'' materials. Those are relatively straightforward to put together from existing sources, but when compared to a textbook or course on the subject, they would constitute only the first and last chapters.
	:* Materials created for ''teaching'', by contrast, will present the entirety of the subject matter, and at a gradual learning curve. This requires a great deal more effort and time to assemble, and thus, these materials are usually available upon purchase.		:* Materials created for ''teaching'', by contrast, will present the entirety of the subject matter, and at a gradual learning curve. This requires a great deal more effort and time to assemble, and thus, these materials are usually available upon purchase.
	~~: '''''Choose wisely.'''''~~

	== Beginners ==		== Beginners ==

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	To use ''Carbon'' and other HPC systems, you will need to become familiar with the Unix/Linux ways of doing things.		To use ''Carbon'' and other HPC systems, you will need to become familiar with the Unix/Linux ways of doing things.

	You will be navigating directories, create, view, and edit various text files, and run commands on the shell command line and in scripts.		You will be navigating directories, create, view, and edit various text files, and run commands on the shell command line and in scripts.
	As you become comfortable and learn more about commands and shell features you will find that you get much more efficient.		As you become comfortable and learn more about commands and shell features you will find that you get much more efficient.
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	There are numerous resources to get you started; some are shown below.		There are numerous resources to get you started; some are shown below.

	A note on free vs. paid content: ~~Free web~~ pages and PDFs ~~provide mostly the extreme ends of coverage and style –~~ either short introductions or detailed reference materials.		; A note on free vs. paid content:
	Those are relatively straightforward to put together.		:* Web pages and PDFs that are available at no cost usually contain either short ''introductions'' or more or less detailed ''reference'' materials. Those are relatively straightforward to put together from existing sources, but when compared to a textbook or course on the subject, they would constitute only the first and last chapters.
	~~True~~ teaching ~~materials intended to~~ present a gradual learning curve~~, however, require quite some~~ effort to ~~prepare~~ and ~~hence~~ usually ~~are~~ available ~~for~~ purchase ~~only~~.		:* Materials created for ''teaching'', by contrast, will present the entirety of the subject matter, and at a gradual learning curve. This requires a great deal more effort and time to assemble, and thus, these materials are usually available upon purchase.
	Choose wisely.		: '''''Choose wisely.'''''
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	: "Gets you started with Bash scripting…. Everybody who wants to make life easier on themselves, power users and sysadmins alike, can benefit from reading this practical course. The guide contains lots of examples and exercises at the end of each chapter, demonstrating the theory and helping you practice."		: "Gets you started with Bash scripting…. Everybody who wants to make life easier on themselves, power users and sysadmins alike, can benefit from reading this practical course. The guide contains lots of examples and exercises at the end of each chapter, demonstrating the theory and helping you practice."

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	Onsite users can benefit from classes occasionally offered by CIS.		Onsite users can benefit from classes occasionally offered by CIS.
	* [http://inside.anl.gov/event/beginning-unix-cis-564 Beginning UNIX (CIS 564)]		* [http://inside.anl.gov/event/beginning-unix-cis-564 Beginning UNIX (CIS 564)]
	* [http://inside.anl.gov/event/vi-editor-unix-cis-567 vi Editor in UNIX (CIS 567)]		* [http://inside.anl.gov/event/vi-editor-unix-cis-567 vi Editor in UNIX (CIS 567)]
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	== Intermediate ==		== Intermediate ==

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	[[Image:HPC 2012-02-04 Book cover small - The Linux Command Line.png\|100px\|right]]		[[Image:HPC 2012-02-04 Book cover small - The Linux Command Line.png\|100px\|right]]
	; [~~http~~://nostarch.com/~~tlcl.htm~~ The Linux Command Line – A Complete Introduction]:		; [https://nostarch.com/tlcl2 The Linux Command Line, 2nd Edition – A Complete Introduction]:
	:* By William E. Shotts ~~Jr.~~; No Starch Press, ~~January 2012~~; about $30 – $40 in print or as ebook.		:* by William Shotts; No Starch Press, March 2019, 504 pp.; ISBN-13: 9781593279523; about $30 – $40 in print or as ebook.
	: Fairly gentle tutorial introducing Linux in general and command line usage in particular (2012). --[[User:Stern\|stern]]		: Fairly gentle tutorial introducing Linux in general and command line usage in particular (2012, 2019). --[[User:Stern\|stern]]
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	; [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Guide_to_Unix Guide to Unix Computing (Wikibook)], section [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Guide_to_Unix/Explanations/Shell_Prompt Shell Prompt]:		; [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Guide_to_Unix Guide to Unix Computing (Wikibook)], section [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Guide_to_Unix/Explanations/Shell_Prompt Shell Prompt]:

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	-- incomplete and quickly hairy past the first page (stern)		-- incomplete and quickly hairy past the first page (stern)
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	; [http://moo.nac.uci.edu/~hjm/ManipulatingDataOnLinux.html Manipulating Data on Linux]:		; [http://moo.nac.uci.edu/~hjm/ManipulatingDataOnLinux.html Manipulating Data on Linux] – [https://hjmangalam.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/manipulating-data-on-linux/. (alternate link)]:
	* By [http://moo.nac.uci.edu/~hjm/Mangalam_2014.html Harry Mangalam], UC Irvine.		* By [http://moo.nac.uci.edu/~hjm/Mangalam_2014.html Harry Mangalam], UC Irvine.
	Very good introduction to ''concepts'' and ''tools'', especially for persons coming from a Windows background.		Very good introduction to ''concepts'' and ''tools'', especially for persons coming from a Windows background.

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	; [http://bashcookbook.com/bashinfo/ The Comprehensive List of bash Reference Documentation and Examples]:		; [http://bashcookbook.com/bashinfo/ The Comprehensive List of bash Reference Documentation and Examples]:
	: Various documentation resources, sources, snippets, metadata across multiple versions (from the [http://bashcookbook.com/ bash Cookbook wiki]).		: Various documentation resources, sources, snippets, metadata across multiple versions (from the [http://bashcookbook.com/ bash Cookbook wiki]).
	; [http://stackoverflow.com/a/1220118/5999218 What's your most ~~prodctive~~ shortcut with vim?]		; [http://stackoverflow.com/a/1220118/5999218 What's your most productive shortcut with vim?]
	: A question asked on [http://stackoverflow.com Stackoverflow], with an enlightening answer.		: A question asked on [http://stackoverflow.com Stackoverflow], with an enlightening answer.

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	; <code>man bash</code>		; <code>man bash</code>
	; <code>help ''cmd''</code>:		; <code>help ''cmd''</code>:
	: The Bash manual page is the definitive resource on capabilities and syntax. ~~Covers~~ all details of bash precisely and concisely. The <code>help</code> command gives the paragraph from the man page (or a close version thereof) relevant to the bash builtin ''cmd''.		: The Bash manual page is the definitive resource on capabilities and syntax. It covers all details of bash precisely and concisely. The <code>help</code> command gives the paragraph from the man page (or a close version thereof) relevant to the bash builtin ''cmd''.
	: ''Version note:'' A couple of major versions of Bash are in concurrent popular use, mostly Bash-3, phasing in Bash-4. While simple scripting concepts are applicable to all versions, each version introduces capabilities for more versatile scripting, such as array variables, arithmetic loops, and regular expression matching. The <code>man</code> command always shows the capabilities of the version in use on your system. See http://bashcookbook.com/bashinfo/#bash for other versions. --[[User:Stern\|stern]]		: ''Version note:'' A couple of major versions of Bash are in concurrent popular use, mostly Bash-3, phasing in Bash-4. While simple scripting concepts are applicable to all versions, each version introduces capabilities for more versatile scripting, such as array variables, arithmetic loops, and regular expression matching. The <code>man</code> command always shows the capabilities of the version in use on your system. See http://bashcookbook.com/bashinfo/#bash for other versions. --[[User:Stern\|stern]]
	; [http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/ Bash Reference Manual]:		; [http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/ Bash Reference Manual]:

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	; [http://nostarch.com/tlcl.htm The Linux Command Line – A Complete Introduction]:		; [http://nostarch.com/tlcl.htm The Linux Command Line – A Complete Introduction]:
	:* By William E. Shotts Jr.; No Starch Press, January 2012; about $30 – $40 in print or as ebook.		:* By William E. Shotts Jr.; No Starch Press, January 2012; about $30 – $40 in print or as ebook.
	: Fairly gentle tutorial introducing Linux in general and command line usage in particular (2012~~, new and promising~~). --[[User:Stern\|stern]]		: Fairly gentle tutorial introducing Linux in general and command line usage in particular (2012). --[[User:Stern\|stern]]
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	== Beginners ==		== Beginners ==
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	[[Image:HPC 2012-02-04 Book cover small - The Linux Command Line.png\|100px\|right]]		[[Image:HPC 2012-02-04 Book cover small - The Linux Command Line.png\|100px\|right]]
	; [https://nostarch.com/tlcl2 The Linux Command Line, 2nd Edition – A Complete Introduction]:		; [https://nostarch.com/tlcl2 The Linux Command Line, 2nd Edition – A Complete Introduction]:
	:* by William Shotts; No Starch Press, March 2019, 504 pp.; ISBN-13: 9781593279523; about $30 – $40 in print or as ebook.		:* by William Shotts; No Starch Press, March 2019, 504 pp.; ISBN-13: 9781593279523; about $30 – $40 in print or as ebook.
	: Fairly gentle tutorial introducing Linux in general and command line usage in particular ~~(2012, 2019)~~. ~~--[[User:Stern\|stern]]~~		:–– Fairly gentle tutorial introducing Linux in general and command line usage in particular.
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	; [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Guide_to_Unix Guide to Unix Computing (Wikibook)], section [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Guide_to_Unix/Explanations/Shell_Prompt Shell Prompt]:		; [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Guide_to_Unix Guide to Unix Computing (Wikibook)], section [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Guide_to_Unix/Explanations/Shell_Prompt Shell Prompt]:
	: "… describes Unix and Unix-like systems for users and system administrators. We include a guide to commands which lists several of the common shell commands."		: "… describes Unix and Unix-like systems for users and system administrators. We include a guide to commands which lists several of the common shell commands."
	-- incomplete and quickly hairy past the first page ~~(stern)~~		:–– incomplete and quickly hairy past the first page.
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	; [http://moo.nac.uci.edu/~hjm/ManipulatingDataOnLinux.html Manipulating Data on Linux] – [https://hjmangalam.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/manipulating-data-on-linux/. (alternate link)]:		; [http://moo.nac.uci.edu/~hjm/ManipulatingDataOnLinux.html Manipulating Data on Linux] – [https://hjmangalam.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/manipulating-data-on-linux/. (alternate link)]:
	* By [http://moo.nac.uci.edu/~hjm/Mangalam_2014.html Harry Mangalam], UC Irvine.		:* By [http://moo.nac.uci.edu/~hjm/Mangalam_2014.html Harry Mangalam], UC Irvine.
	Very good introduction to ''concepts'' and ''tools'', especially for persons coming from a Windows background.		:–– Very good introduction to ''concepts'' and ''tools'', especially for persons coming from a Windows background.


	; [http://vic.gedris.org/Manual-ShellIntro/1.2/ShellIntro.pdf Introduction to the Linux Command Shell For Beginners (pdf)]:		; [http://vic.gedris.org/Manual-ShellIntro/1.2/ShellIntro.pdf Introduction to the Linux Command Shell For Beginners (pdf)]:
	: Provides a "fast and simple introduction to using the Linux command shell and some of its basic utilities. Assumes very little or even no prior exposure to the Linux command prompt. References to DOS commands are made where appropriate. This document was meant to accompany an instructor-led tutorial on this subject, and therefore some details have been left out."		: Provides a "fast and simple introduction to using the Linux command shell and some of its basic utilities. Assumes very little or even no prior exposure to the Linux command prompt. References to DOS commands are made where appropriate. This document was meant to accompany an instructor-led tutorial on this subject, and therefore some details have been left out."
	: Very short, but does cover the basics of managing files and directories, and touches on key concepts like redirections and pipes. ~~--[[User:Stern\|stern]]~~		:–– Very short, but does cover the basics of managing files and directories, and touches on key concepts like redirections and pipes.


	[[Image:HPC 2012-02-04 Book cover small - Learning the bash.gif\|100px\|right]]		[[Image:HPC 2012-02-04 Book cover small - Learning the bash.gif\|100px\|right]]
	; [http://my.safaribooksonline.com/book/operating-systems-and-server-administration/unix/0596009658 Learning the bash Shell – Unix Shell Programming]:		; [http://my.safaribooksonline.com/book/operating-systems-and-server-administration/unix/0596009658 Learning the bash Shell – Unix Shell Programming]:
	:* By Cameron Newham; O'Reilly, March 2005; about $30–$50.		:* By Cameron Newham; O'Reilly, March 2005; about $30–$50.
	: Valuable introduction, with exercises ~~--[[User:Stern\|stern]]~~.		:–– Valuable introduction, with exercises.


	; [http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/ The Bash Guide for Beginners]:		; [http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/ The Bash Guide for Beginners]:
	: "Gets you started with Bash scripting…. Everybody who wants to make life easier on themselves, power users and sysadmins alike, can benefit from reading this practical course. The guide contains lots of examples and exercises at the end of each chapter, demonstrating the theory and helping you practice."		:–– "Gets you started with Bash scripting…. Everybody who wants to make life easier on themselves, power users and sysadmins alike, can benefit from reading this practical course. The guide contains lots of examples and exercises at the end of each chapter, demonstrating the theory and helping you practice."


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