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Software Carpentry's Introduction to the Unix Shell describes the history of the shell, basic commands, and some of the philosophy that makes it such a powerful tool. This lesson aims to supplement the material in that lesson with short topical lessons on particular shell features that are useful to researchers.

Prerequisites

All of this material assumes that learners have mastered the basic Unix Shell lesson.
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