OIT’s Center for Research Computing (CRC) held its final spring workshop on May 12. “Advanced Shell Tricks and Tips” focused on the best time-saving features of the Bourne shell, which is the primary interface to most modern Linux systems, as well as scripting more legibly and powerfully. The CRC conducts these monthly graduate student workshops to offer basic tips for getting started on Rice’s high-performance computing clusters as well as more in-depth advice on getting the most out of the shared resources. In the fall semester, these monthly forums will resume and cover topics such as how to get a handle on all your research data, how to run jobs on the Rice research computing clusters, and optimizing your code. For more information about research computing, check out the Center for Research Computing’s (formerly known as RCSG) website (http://www.rcsg.rice.edu/).
CRC staff Chandler Wilkerson, Joseph Ghobrial, and Erik Engquist designed the tips and tricks workshop to teach even expert users something new