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This chapter will introduce you in the Linux/Unix file system and how to navigate your computer environment and file system tree from the terminal. Moreover, you will become familiar with basic Linux/Unix commands and their purpose and how to manipulate certain files.
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We are grateful to Dr. Philipp Torkler (Senior Bioinformatics Scientist, Exosome Diagnostics a Bio-Techne brand, Munich, Germany) for critically reading this text. We thank for correcting our mistakes and suggesting relevant improvements to the original manuscript.
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Kappelmann-Fenzl, M. (2021). Introduction to Command Line (Linux/Unix). In: Kappelmann-Fenzl, M. (eds) Next Generation Sequencing and Data Analysis. Learning Materials in Biosciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62490-3_6
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