Working with the Command Line Interface (Automating workflows)
Working with the Command Line Interface
Session 4 of 5 — Automating workflows
Curious about that dark screen with the blinking cursor? This is your chance to get comfortable with one of the most useful and transferable skills in research computing. The command line gives you real control over your files, your data, and your time, and it works the same way whether you're in physics, biology, the humanities, or anywhere in between.
This series runs as a playground. You'll learn by doing, trying things out, making mistakes, and building confidence along the way. Every question is welcome, especially the ones you think are too basic, we are all learning together!
Who should come: students, faculty, and staff from any discipline. If you work with research data, scripts, or files, you'll get something out of this.
What you need: the only requirement is familiarity with the content from the previous workshops in this series. Having attended the earlier sessions is ideal, since each one builds on the last. (Session 1 has no prerequisites, so it's the perfect place to jump in.)
The full series (5 sessions):
- Introduction to the Command Line
- Code & Data Management (Part 1)
- Code & Data Management (Part 2)
- Automating Workflows
- Using LLMs with the Command Line
Bring a laptop and come ready to practice. We'll share the slides afterward so you can focus on doing rather than taking notes. Come have fun and think about how these skills fit into your own work
The illustration on this page was created using Google Gemini's AI image generator. The author of this workshop content is very grateful and thanks all the artists who contributed to the training data of this model.
- Date:
- Wednesday, October 28, 2026
- Time:
- 10:00am - 11:00am
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Sorrells Library, Den
- Campus:
- Sorrells Library
- Audience:
- Faculty Staff Students
- Categories:
- Artificial Intelligence Digital Humanities Open Science Working With Data and Code
In-Person Workshop Information:
Directions for getting to the Den of Sorrells Library:
Sorrells Library is on the 4th Floor of Wean Hall, shown on the map here. If you enter in the front of Wean Hall, take the elevator down one floor. When you exit the elevator, the library will be on your left. The Den is in the back of the library.
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