Unix Tools & Scripting | Cornell University CS2043

Develop practical Unix skills for large and challenging computing tasks with this intensive course from Cornell University.

Introduction

UNIX-like systems are increasingly being used on personal computers, mobile phones, web servers, and many other systems. This course provides an intensive training to develop skills in Unix command line tools and scripting that enable the accomplishment and automation of large and challenging computing tasks.

Highlights

• Covers shell basics and piping, regular-expression processing tools, shell scripting and Python
• Hands-on assignments to develop practical Unix skills
• Taught by experienced instructors from Cornell University

Recommendation

This course is highly recommended for computer science students and professionals who need to work with UNIX-like systems. It is also useful for anyone in fields like computational biology and computational linguistics where data is naturally represented by strings.