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IT Tips for myself and others

In 2014-2016 I ran an introduction to the NOC UNIX systems, hosting a repository to my GitHub page. I will continue to host these notes but in a more generalised manner since leaving NOC.

These notes are written in markdown

UNIX

top30.pdf The most useful basic Unix commands!
Useful command line tools

Remote File systems

SSHFS:

A useful file mounter for accessing your server files from home!

Python

This is a package of python modules, like your toolboxes in Matlab. Recommended to use!

Ipythonnotebooks or the new Jupyter notebooks

These are a web based GUI for developing python scripts. You can add markdown comments (the same way I have written this wiki) and Latex maths to explain your code. It has inline plotting, terminal access and use bash commands. These notebooks can be transferred into a normal python script with the click of a button and give you access to your scripts from any computer with VPN and a web browser!

Some starting information: Setting up and getting started
Some advance tips for conda and notebooks. Including virtual environments
Common Error messages A few tips for users of Ipython Notebooks. E.g.Once you've learnt python and set up a notebook server, you might want to set up your own environment rather than the default one. As well as debugging

BASH

bash

If you swap to bash here's a .bashrc to get you started

command_line_tools

Useful commands I've found and want to remember!

NCO

NCO_Useful

The NetCDF Operators are invaluable tools for quick manipulation of NetCDF files. Here I add a list of commands I use and want for reference! Perhaps a good starting point!