What is it for?

For being able to use a Unix/GNU Linux/Mac OS X through its command line interface.

What skills does it represent?

This badge covers the basics of file system navigation and program execution within the command line environment, in particular the bearer can:

• change and list directory contents
• read and edit text files
• copy, move and delete files
• run programs with multiple command line options and inputs
• find on and off-line documentation for programs

Key Skill

The bearer is competent to begin computational analyses in a non-graphical user interface environment.

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