This section contains additional material which you will find helpful for the workshop. It currently includes:
- Connecting to the workshop VM: This contains information about how to access the computer that you will be using for the lessons. These computers are based in the cloud and have all of the software and data that you need.
- Getting started with the command line: Many neuroimaging software packages do not use a graphical interface but require you to be comfortable typing in commands into the computer. This section gives an overview of some basic commands and how to traverse a Linux filesystem.
Command line cheatsheet
| Command | Name | Function | Example Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| man | Manual | HELP! | man cd |
| pwd | Print working directory | Where am I? | pwd |
| mkdir | Make directory | Create a new directory | mkdir dir1 |
| cd | Change directory | Go to the following location | cd dir1 |
| ls | List | Shows what is inside a directory | ls dir1 |
| cp | Copy | Copies a source file to a new destination | cp src dest |
| mv | Move | Moves a source file to a new destination | mv source destination |
| rm | Remove | Deletes a file or a directory | rm dir1/bad_file |
| cat | Concatenate | Prints out the contents of a file | cat results.txt |
| more | more | Prints out the contents of a file. Better for large files to scroll | more results.txt |
| nano, emacs, gedit | Text editor | Programs that edit plain text files (no formatting) | emacs dir1/inputs.txt nano dir1/inputs.txt |