Linux, Level 2

Basics of regular expressions, shell scripting, automation with cronjobs, process management Introduction:This course builds upon the fundamental concepts covered in the Level 1 Linux course. In this course, we cover intermediate topics such as regular expressions, shell scripting, automation with cronjobs and process management. Syllabus is shown below Why take Linux 2? The Linux OS offers many features that are well-suited for bioinformatics projects that were not covered in the Level 1 course. In this course, we take it up a notch and discuss many useful ways of leveraging Linux such as scripting and automation. Logistics: This Linux course is divided into 4 sessions and comes with slides, pre-recorded videos, reference cards, examples, data, scripts and quizzes. Enrollees can contact the instructor with questions and get help on the projects. The main topics are listed below. Homework assignments will involve running commands learned in the live lectures. Linux Level 1 or equivalent basic knowledge of Linux is required. Price: $1200 for Commercial/Government enrollees and $600 for Academic researchers and students. Instructor: Shailender Nagpal Syllabus: - Monitoring Linux resources - Environment and shell variables - System services: FTP, database server, web server, file server - Arithmetic operations in the shell - Customizing bash shell - Shell scripting - Regular expressions - Process management - Code versioning - Automation and scheduling with crontab