The Unix Shell: Setup

As this Introductory Shell Course is designed to be taken along with the MPAGS C++ course, we will be using the shell setup that is required by that.

If you follow the setup instructions as listed on the course pages:

https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/epp/resources/teaching/software_development_2023/setup/

this will guide you through everything that’s needed. This will include:

1. Installing Docker
2. Installing VSCode
3. Installing the required plugins for VSCode, notably:
   • C/C++
   • Dev Container

You can then run the test as described here:

https://github.com/MPAGS-CPP-2023/test-setup

This will ensure your setup is working and you can access a terminal that we will be using both in this Shell course and the C++ course that follows.

After doing this, you will also need to do the following to prepare for this Shell course. From within the terminal, copy and paste the following commands:

1. cd
2. mkdir Desktop
3. cd Desktop
4. wget https://github.com/drmarkwslater/shell-novice/raw/gh-pages/data/data-shell.zip
5. unzip data-shell.zip
6. cd

You should be now all ready for the both the Shell course and the C++ course!