Basic Linux Commands
- mkdir – make directories
Usage: mkdir [OPTION] DIRECTORY…
eg. mkdir paradim
- cd – changes directories
Usage: cd [DIRECTORY]
eg. cd paradim
- ls – list directory contents
Usage: ls [OPTION]… [FILE]…
eg. ls, ls l, ls paradim
- pwd – print name of current working directory
Usage: pwd
- vim – Vi Improved, a programmer’s text editor
Usage: vim [OPTION] [file]…
eg. vim myscript.txt
- cp – copy files and directories
Usage: cp [OPTION]… SOURCE DEST
eg. cp myscript.txt myscript_duplicate.txt
- mv – rename/move files
Usage: mv [OPTION]… SOURCE DESTINATION
eg. mv myscript.txt directory
eg. mv myoldscript.txt mynewscript.txt
- rm remove files or directories
Usage: rm [OPTION]… FILE…
eg. rm myoldscript.txt , rm rf directory
- find – search for files in a directory hierarchy
Usage: find [OPTION] [path] [pattern]
eg. find myscript.txt, find name myscript.txt
- history – prints recently used commands
Usage: history
- ps – report a snapshot of the current processes
Usage: ps [OPTION]
eg. ps, ps el
- kill – to kill a process
Usage: kill [OPTION] pid
eg. kill 9 2275
Sample job submission scripts
Maryland Advanced Research Computing Center (MARCC)
#!/bin/bash -l #SBATCH --job-name=job-1 #SBATCH --time=00:30:00 #SBATCH --partition=parallel #SBATCH --nodes=1 #SBATCH --ntasks-per-node=12 #SBATCH --mem-per-cpu=2000MB mpirun -np 12 pw.x -npool 4 < silicon-1.in > silicon-1.out
The Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE)
#!/bin/bash #SBATCH -J myMPI # job name #SBATCH -o myMPI.o%j # output and error file name (%j expands to jobID) #SBATCH -n 32 # total number of mpi tasks requested #SBATCH -p development # queue (partition) -- normal, development, etc. #SBATCH -t 01:30:00 # run time (hh:mm:ss) - 1.5 hours #SBATCH --mail-user=username@tacc.utexas.edu #SBATCH --mail-type=begin # email me when the job starts #SBATCH --mail-type=end # email me when the job finishes ibrun ./a.out # run the MPI executable named a.out
NIKOLA server at Clark Atlanta University
Please contact PARADIM support team
PARADIM server at Clark Atlanta University
Please contact PARADIM support team
