- If you are using a latop download the mobaxterm personal edition for Windows installer.
- Run the installer.
Oct 7,2019
9:00 am - 4:40 pm
Instructors: Graeme Grimes
Helpers: John Ireland, Ewan McDowall
Software Carpentry aims to help researchers get their work done in less time and with less pain by teaching them basic research computing skills. This hands-on workshop will cover basic concepts and tools, including program design, version control, data management, and task automation. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.
For more information on what we teach and why, please see our paper "Best Practices for Scientific Computing".
Who: The course is aimed at graduate students and other researchers at the IGMM. You don't need to have any previous knowledge of the tools that will be presented at the workshop.
Where: MEC, The Anne. Ferguson Building. WGH. Get directions with OpenStreetMap or Google Maps.
When: Oct 7,2019. Add to your Google Calendar.
Requirements: Participants may use the supported Windows 10 University desktops or bring a laptop with a Mac, Linux, or Windows operating system (not a tablet, Chromebook, etc.) that they have administrative privileges on. They should have a few specific software packages installed (listed below).
Code of Conduct: Everyone who participates in Carpentries activities is required to conform to the Code of Conduct. This document also outlines how to report an incident if needed.
Accessibility: We are committed to making this workshop accessible to everybody. The workshop organizers have checked that:
Materials will be provided in advance of the workshop and large-print handouts are available if needed by notifying the organizers in advance. If we can help making learning easier for you (e.g. sign-language interpreters, lactation facilities) please get in touch (using contact details below) and we will attempt to provide them.
Contact: Please email Graeme.Grimes@igmm.ed.ac.uk for more information.
Please be sure to complete these surveys before and after the workshop.
| Before | Pre-workshop survey |
| 09:00 | The Unix Shell |
| 10:30 | Morning break |
| 12:00 | Lunch break |
| 13:00 | The Unix Shell |
| 14:30 | Afternoon break |
| 16:00 | Wrap-up |
| 16:30 | Post-workshop Survey |
| 16:40 | END |
To participate in a Software Carpentry workshop, you will need access to the software described below. In addition, you will need an up-to-date web browser.
We maintain a list of common issues that occur during installation as a reference for instructors that may be useful on the Configuration Problems and Solutions wiki page.
Bash is a commonly-used shell that gives you the power to do simple tasks more quickly.
The default shell in all versions of macOS is Bash, so no
need to install anything. You access Bash from the Terminal
(found in
/Applications/Utilities).
See the Git installation video tutorial
for an example on how to open the Terminal.
You may want to keep
Terminal in your dock for this workshop.
The default shell is usually Bash, but if your
machine is set up differently you can run it by opening a
terminal and typing bash. There is no need to
install anything.