2024-2: Using the Shell

The HPC is a command line only system. You will need to type in the commands to perform actions.

Please see the Introduction to the Unix Shell for HPC Users course material for a background.

The typical commands you will use are:

cd: for changing your working directory

cp/mv: for copying or moving files/folders

rm/rmdir: for deleting files and folders

nano/vi: nano is an easy-to-use text editor whereas while vi is a powerful text editor, it is difficult to use