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--- mkatari-bioinformatics-august-2013-introlinuxnotes [2015/06/03 17:10] – mkatari
+++ mkatari-bioinformatics-august-2013-introlinuxnotes [2015/06/03 17:57] – [Command Line Editing] mkatari
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   * Multiple users can log in at the same time.
       * A user logging in over the network can do just about anything a user sitting in front of the computer can do. Which also means linux handles multitasking very well.
+====== Remote vs. Local ======
+{{:servercomputerrelation.png?600|}}
 ====== The Linux Shell ======
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 It is simply a prompt the awaits your command. There are several different shells, but the one used often is called “bash”, which is a mixture of a bunch of other shells.
-====== Remote vs. Local ======
+===== Command Line Editing =====
+The command is only executed once you press enter. Till then you can edit the line by using the following key strokes:
+^Action ^Result ^
+|Backspace (delete on MACs) |delete previous character|
+|Left Arrow, Right Arrow| move left and right on lines |
+|Up Arrow, down Arrow| previous and following command|
+|Ctrl-A| go to front of line|
+|Ctrl-E| go to end of line|
+|Ctrl-D| delete next character|
+|Ctrl-K| delete everything to the right of the character|
+|Ctrl-Y| paste|
+|Ctrl-C| stop a running job|
+====== Logging in with X Windows ======
+In cases where a program requires a GUI, you should log in using the –X option.
+This opens a tunnel to your computer allowing all windows to open in your computer.
+For this to work you need X11 installed on your computer (MobaXterm already has one)
+MAC – Xquartz (http://xquartz.macosforge.org/landing/)
+Windows – Xming (http://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/)
+<code>
+Last login: Wed Jun  3 15:49:01 on ttys000
+Manpreets-MacBook-Pro:~ manpreetkatari$ ssh mkatari@hpc.ilri.cgiar.org
+Unauthorized access is prohibited.
+mkatari@hpc.ilri.cgiar.org's password:
+Last login: Wed Jun  3 16:33:26 2015 from 197.136.62.11
+[mkatari@hpc ~]$
+</code>
+You should have a window popup on your computer that looks something like this.
+{{:emacswindow.png?300|}}
-{{:servercomputerrelation.png?600|}}