Introduction to Command Line (Linux/Unix)
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Melanie Kappelmann-Fenzl
Contents
6.1 Introduction . . . .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... . 72
6.2 The Linux/Unix File System . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 72
6.3 The Command Line Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
What You Will Learn in This Chapter
This chapter will introduce you in the Linux/Unix file system and how to navigate
your computer environment and file system tree from the terminal. Moreover, you
will become familiar with basic Linux/Unix commands and their purpose and how to
manipulate certain files.
M. Kappelmann-Fenzl (*)
Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Deggendorf, Germany
Institute of Biochemistry (Emil-Fischer Center), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg,
Erlangen, Germany
e-mail: melanie.kappelmann-fenzl@th-deg.de
# Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
M. Kappelmann-Fenzl (ed.), Next Generation Sequencing and Data Analysis, Learning
Materials in Biosciences, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62490-3_6
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Melanie Kappelmann-Fenzl
Contents
6.1 Introduction . . . .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... . 72
6.2 The Linux/Unix File System . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 72
6.3 The Command Line Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
What You Will Learn in This Chapter
This chapter will introduce you in the Linux/Unix file system and how to navigate
your computer environment and file system tree from the terminal. Moreover, you
will become familiar with basic Linux/Unix commands and their purpose and how to
manipulate certain files.
M. Kappelmann-Fenzl (*)
Deggendorf Institute of Technology, Deggendorf, Germany
Institute of Biochemistry (Emil-Fischer Center), Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg,
Erlangen, Germany
e-mail: melanie.kappelmann-fenzl@th-deg.de
# Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
M. Kappelmann-Fenzl (ed.), Next Generation Sequencing and Data Analysis, Learning
Materials in Biosciences, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62490-3_6
71