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TP 1: Connecting to the plateform

Goal : Appropriating user concepts as well as tree structure.

SelfService interface

Question

Consulting the SelfService interface to obtain information about your user account and/or change password.

Solution

All it takes is going to https://selfservice.bioinfo.genotoul.fr

Connect to Linux

Open a Linux connexion on the genotoul plateform

Please consult the corresponding help page

By replacing <username> with your actual login, type in a terminal:

ssh -X <username>@genobioinfo.toulouse.inrae.fr

and enter your password afterwards

Who is here?

We are on a shared server between multiple users. Its can be verified via command line.

Question

Who else is connected simultaneously with you on the server ?

Solution
who

Where am I ?

Question

Once connected, where are you located within folder structure?

Solution
pwd

Read The Manual

Question

Display help for the command ls

Solution

man ls
(use Q key to exit help)

My files

Question

List the content of your 'home directory', including hidden files. How many files do you have?

Solution
ls -a

Our tools

Question

List all bioinformatics programs installed into /usr/local/bioinfo/src

Solution
ls /usr/local/bioinfo/src

Our data banks

Question

List the set of data banks indexed for blast (/bank/blastdb)?

Solution
ls /bank/blastdb

/home content

Question

From your home directory, go to parent directory by using a relative path.

List this directory content.

Solution
cd ..
ls

Go home

Question

Go back to your home folder

Solution
cd

My command history

Question

List commands you run during this practice. Run again an old command (!command_number)

Solution
history