Goal: Use various commands to view, inspect and search a text file.
Setting Up
Question:
There is a folder called
intro_to_linuxwithin the/project/arccanetrain/folder.How would you copy this folder into your home folder?
Before moving on, please make sure you get this copied over correctly.
All further exercises assume you will be working within this folder, within the home folder
As you work through exercises take note of the
[]$ cd ~/intro_to_linux- remember the tilda character~is a shortcut for the home folder.
Setting Up: Answer(s)
Answer: There are a number of ways…
# Move to your home folder and copy int this location. # The “.” marks the current working directory. [arccanetrain]$ cd [~]$ cp -r /project/arccanetrain/intro_to_linux/ . cp: cannot open 'intro_to_linux/workshop_me.txt' for reading: Permission denied [~]$ ls Desktop Documents Downloads intro_to_linux # Move into the /project/arccatrain/ folder and copy from there into your home. # The “~” is short for your home folder. [~]$ cd /project/arccanetrain/ [arccanetrain]$ cp -r intro_to_linux/ ~ cp: cannot open 'intro_to_linux/workshop_me.txt' for reading: Permission denied [arccanetrain]$ ls ~ Desktop Documents Downloads intro_to_linux # Why do we see the cp related permission denied? # -rw------- 1 arcc-t05 arccanetrain 23 Oct 5 07:20 workshop_me.txt # What happens to this file? It does not get copied.
View the content of files
Command | Description |
cat | Usage: cat [OPTION]... [FILE]... Concatenate FILE(s) to standard output. -n, --number number all output lines |
more | more [options] <file>... A file perusal filter for CRT viewing. more is a filter for paging through text one screenful at a time. |
head | Usage: head [OPTION]... [FILE]... Print the first 10 lines of each FILE to standard output. -n, --lines=[-]NUM print the first NUM lines instead of the first 10; with the leading '-', print all but the last NUM lines of each file |
View the content of files
Command | Description |
tail | Usage: tail [OPTION]... [FILE]...
Print the last 10 lines of each FILE to standard output.
-f, --follow[={name|descriptor}]
output appended data as the file grows;
an absent option argument means 'descriptor’
-n, --lines=[+]NUM output the last NUM lines, instead of the last 10;
or use -n +NUM to output starting with line NUM
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Exercises
[]$ cd ~/intro_to_linux/ [intro_to_linux]$ cat software.csv [intro_to_linux]$ cat -n software.csv # Press spacebar to scroll through. # Press ‘q’ to quit at any time. [intro_to_linux]$ more software.csv [intro_to_linux]$ head software.csv [intro_to_linux]$ head –n 5 software.csv [intro_to_linux]$ tail software.csv [intro_to_linux]$ tail –n 5 software.csv
Search for a string within a text file (grep)
Command | Description |
grep | Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]... Search for PATTERN in each FILE. Example: grep -i 'hello world' menu.h main.c ... -i, --ignore-case ignore case distinctions ... -n, --line-number print line number with output lines ... -r, --recursive like --directories=recurse ... # grep is case-sensitive |
Examples: Search a file
[intro_to_linux]$ grep nvidia software.csv [intro_to_linux]$ # Remember: grep is case-sensitive [intro_to_linux]$ grep NVIDIA software.csv libraries and toolkits,cuDNN,cudnn,beartooth,The NVIDIA CUDA Deep... libraries and toolkits,TensorRT,,beartooth,"NVIDIA TensorRT, an... # Some items returned, but there could be others. # Neither of the above picked up “Nvidia”. [intro_to_linux]$ grep -i NVidia software.csv compiler,NVidia HPC SDK,nvhpc,"beartooth,teton"... libraries and toolkits,cuDNN,cudnn,beartooth,The NVIDIA CUDA Deep... libraries and toolkits,TensorRT,,beartooth,"NVIDIA TensorRT, an... # Ignore the case of the word to search for. [intro_to_linux]$ grep -n -i NVidia software.csv 145:compiler,NVidia HPC SDK,nvhpc,"beartooth,teton"... 152:libraries and toolkits,cuDNN,cudnn,beartooth,The NVIDIA CUDA Deep... 166:libraries and toolkits,TensorRT,,beartooth,"NVIDIA TensorRT, an... # Include the line # from which the text was found.
Examples: Search folders and files
[intro_to_linux]$ cd clusters/ [clusters]$ grep -i nvidia * beartooth.html: .../788758554/NVidia+HPC+SDK">NVidia HPC SDK</a></td> teton.html: .../788758554/NVidia+HPC+SDK">NVidia HPC SDK</a></td> [clusters]$ cd .. [intro_to_linux]$ grep -i nvidia * grep: clusters: Is a directory software.csv:compiler,NVidia HPC SDK,nvhpc,"beartooth,teton"... software.csv:libraries and toolkits,cuDNN,cudnn,beartooth,The NVIDIA CUDA Deep... software.csv:libraries and toolkits,TensorRT,,beartooth,"NVIDIA TensorRT, an... [intro_to_linux]$ grep -r -i nvidia * clusters/teton.html: .../788758554/NVidia+HPC+SDK">NVidia HPC SDK</a></td> clusters/beartooth.html: .../788758554/NVidia+HPC+SDK">NVidia HPC SDK</a></td> software.csv:compiler,NVidia HPC SDK,nvhpc,"beartooth,teton"... software.csv:libraries and toolkits,cuDNN,cudnn,beartooth,The NVIDIA CUDA Deep... software.csv:libraries and toolkits,TensorRT,,beartooth,"NVIDIA TensorRT, an...
Exercises
# The software.csv file takes the form: [intro_to_linux]$ head software.csv Type,Name,Module,Cluster,Description application,Alphafold,alphafold,"beartooth,teton",AlphaFold... application,Astral,astral,wildiris,ASTRAL is a tool... application,Augustus,augustus,beartooth,AUGUSTUS is a program... application,Avizo,avizo,loren-pre202308,Avizo is a general-purpose... application,ANGSD,angsd,"beartooth,teton",ANGSD: is a software... application,ANSYS,ansys,teton,"ANSYS is a general-purpose software...
Questions:
Which named applications are related to the words “bayes”?
Which files contain reference to IPA?
Answers
[intro_to_linux]$ grep -i bayes software.csv application,Bayescan,bayescan,beartooth,"BayeScan aims... application,Beast1,beast1,wildiris,BEAST is a cross-platform program for Bayesian... application,Beast2,beast2,beartooth,"BEAST 2 is a cross-platform program for Bayesian... application,Freebayes,freebayes,beartooth,"freebayes is a Bayesian genetic... application,Jags,jags,"beartooth,teton",Just Another Gibbs Sampler. It is a program for analysis of Bayesian hierarchical... application,RevBayes,revbayes,wildiris,Bayesian phylogenetic... application,ROHan,rohan,teton,"ROHan is a Bayesian framework... application,SourceTracker2,sourcetracker2,"beartooth,teton","SourceTracker, a Bayesian approach... [intro_to_linux]$ grep -r IPA * clusters/beartooth.html: .../pages/1893597185/IPA">IPA</a></td> software.csv:application,IPA,ipa,beartooth,Improved Phased Assembler (IPA) is...
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