README.md

# Linux Basics 101 and GitLab R3 Workshop

## How to connect to a remote Session
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### 1. My terminal is better than yours?

> Definition: A terminal is an interface in which you can type and execute text based commands.

#### Download your Terminal if you don't have one already.


+ Windows
  + PuTTy [download](http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html)
  + MobaXterm [download](http://mobaxterm.mobatek.net/download-home-edition.html)
+ Mac
  + iTerm2 [download](https://www.iterm2.com/downloads.html)
  + Terminal
+ Linux
  + Terminal


### 2. Generate your SSH key
+ Windows
  + PuTTyGEN [follow tutorial](https://hpc.uni.lu/users/docs/access.html#ssh-key-generation-on-windows)
+ Mac / Linux
  + ssh-keygen


3. Create LUMS account (done by LCSB)

4. Add SSH key to LUMS (**L**CSB **U**ser **M**anagement **S**ystem)
    1. Attach SSH key to your LUMS account
    2. Go to https://lcsb-ipa.uni.lu
    3. Login with first.lastname and password linuxwork2015

    > (Note: Use your password for existing LUMS account)

5. Connecting to Virtual Machine
    + ssh `first`.`lastname`@10.79.2.191 -p 8022

## Discover your surroundings
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* In which folder am I? (Hint: pwd)
* What is the contents of the current folder? (Hint: ls)
* Creating my first file (Hint: touch)
* Creating my first folder (Hint: mkdir)
* How do I enter my folder? (Hint: cd)
* Moving my first file to the new folder (Hint: mv)
* Copying **** (Hint: cp)

## Learn more about any *nix command
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* Go to your home folder (Hint: cd <no arguments>)
* Are there any hidden files in my home folder? (Hint: man ls)
* How do I get such nice documentation for other unix commands? (Hint: man <mycommand>)

## Copy files to the VM or from the VM (only using console!!)
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* Logout of the VM (Hint: logout)
* Go to training folder (./linux-training) (Hint: cd)
* Copy file1.txt to “my first folder” on the VM (Hint: scp –P 8022 first.lastname@1079.2.191:/myfirstfolder/)

## Start a simple program:
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* Intro to command, parameters
* How to zip my folder? Unzip?
* wget -> untar -> changes -> re-pack

## Text editor
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* nano [Tutorial](http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/42980/the-beginners-guide-to-nano-the-linux-command-line-text-editor/)
* Others, like vim, emacs, Atom, Sublime, etc…

## File System explore
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### Midnight Commander `mc`
* [Tutorial](http://linuxcommand.org/lc3_adv_mc.php)
* if function keys do not work, use `Esc`+`1` for `F1`, `Esc`+`2` for `F2`, ..., `Esc`+`9` for `F9` and `Esc`+`0` for `F10`
* if you do not have an `Insert` key (e.g. on Apple keyboards) use `Ctrl`+`t` for (un-)selecting files and folders

## Scripts – bash
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* Simple `bash` scripting [Tutotial](http://linuxconfig.org/bash-scripting-tutorial)

## Basic git (source control)
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* add
* commit
* push
* pull