Software Carpentries 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 introductory workshop will cover basic concepts and tools. Participants will be encouraged to help one another and to apply what they have learned to their own research problems.

This workshop will cover an introduction to the Unix shell. Use of the shell is fundamental to a wide range of advanced computing tasks, including high-performance computing. These lessons will introduce you to this powerful tool. No prior knowledge is required; this workshop is geared for complete beginners.

This event takes place in person on the MIT campus on Tuesday January 13th, from 10am to 4pm, in 45-801 (Schwarzman College of Computing).

This workshop is part of a three day series on practical software carpentry. Register for 1, 2 or all 3 days. Please go to each workshop to register for it separately:

• Tuesday, Jan 13: Introduction to Unix Shell
• Wednesday, Jan 14: Introduction to Git/GitHub
• Thursday, Jan 15: Introduction to Python

For more advanced topics in computing, look for the other Practical Computing workshops during IAP.

Important: After registering please follow the setup instructions on our website and download the Bash shell and a text editor ahead of time.

The Carpentries workshops have a code of conduct.

Registration is open to MIT affiliates; non-MIT affiliates can register starting December 23.

This workshop is co-sponsored by MIT Libraries and MIT Schwarzman College of Computing.