Introduction Copyright © Software Carpentry 2010 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License See for more information. The Unix Shell

Introduction

The Unix ShellIntroduction Run Programs

The Unix ShellIntroduction Run Programs Store Data

The Unix ShellIntroduction Communicate with each other Run Programs Store Data

The Unix ShellIntroduction Communicate with each other Interact with us Run Programs Store Data

The Unix ShellIntroduction Interact with us

The Unix ShellIntroduction Interact with us Telepathy

The Unix ShellIntroduction Interact with us Speech Telepathy

The Unix ShellIntroduction Interact with us Telepathy Speech WIMP (windows, icons, mice, pointers)

The Unix ShellIntroduction Interact with us Telepathy Speech Rewiring WIMP

The Unix ShellIntroduction Interact with us Telepathy SpeechTypewriter Rewiring WIMP

The Unix ShellIntroduction Typewriter

The Unix ShellIntroduction Typewriter Line printer + keyboard

The Unix ShellIntroduction Typewriter Line printer + keyboard Text only

The Unix ShellIntroduction Typewriter Line printer + keyboard Text only

The Unix ShellIntroduction Typewriter Line printer + keyboard Text only CLUI: command-line user interface

The Unix ShellIntroduction user logs in

The Unix ShellIntroduction user logs in user types command

The Unix ShellIntroduction user logs in user types command computer executes command and prints output

The Unix ShellIntroduction user logs in user types command computer executes command and prints output user types another command

The Unix ShellIntroduction user logs in user types command computer executes command and prints output user types another command computer executes command and prints output

The Unix ShellIntroduction user logs in user types command computer executes command and prints output user types another command computer executes command and prints output ⋮ user logs off

The Unix ShellIntroduction user logs in user types command computer executes command and prints output user types another command computer executes command and prints output ⋮ user logs off

The Unix ShellIntroduction user logs in user types command computer executes command and prints output user types another command computer executes command and prints output ⋮ user logs off shell

The Unix ShellIntroduction user logs in user types command computer executes command and prints output user types another command computer executes command and prints output ⋮ user logs off shell

The Unix ShellIntroduction A shell is just a program that runs other programs

The Unix ShellIntroduction A shell is just a program that runs other programs Most popular is bash (the Bourne again shell)

The Unix ShellIntroduction A shell is just a program that runs other programs Most popular is bash (the Bourne again shell)

The Unix ShellIntroduction A shell is just a program that runs other programs Most popular is bash (the Bourne again shell) Using it feels a lot more like programming than using windows, a mouse, etc.

The Unix ShellIntroduction A shell is just a program that runs other programs Most popular is bash (the Bourne again shell) Using it feels a lot more like programming than using windows, a mouse, etc. Commands are terse and often cryptic

The Unix ShellIntroduction A shell is just a program that runs other programs Most popular is bash (the Bourne again shell) Using it feels a lot more like programming than using windows, a mouse, etc. Commands are terse and often cryptic Use it because:

The Unix ShellIntroduction A shell is just a program that runs other programs Most popular is bash (the Bourne again shell) Using it feels a lot more like programming than using windows, a mouse, etc. Commands are terse and often cryptic Use it because: – many tools only have command-line interfaces

The Unix ShellIntroduction A shell is just a program that runs other programs Most popular is bash (the Bourne again shell) Using it feels a lot more like programming than using windows, a mouse, etc. Commands are terse and often cryptic Use it because: – many tools only have command-line interfaces – allows you to combine tools in powerful new ways

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