Linux Walk through:
Start ubuntu vm
Quick switch to terminal view (fn + ctrl + alt + f1)
Login
Show root directory (/) [describe directories - contain files, other directories]
ls - al
pwd
later on, anytime when we reference a file, if we start with a /, we start referencing from root (absolute path)
Navigate directories (pwd, cd, ls)
Show home directory (~)
pwd (notice the full path, the ~ is a shortcut)
create a directory
Use an editor to create a file (nano - hello world example)
Copy files, move files, delete files
Viewing files (cat, less) [explain]
Understanding Programs
what is cat, less, etc?
Show the â�whichâ� command
How does the operating system know what file to run?
Show the path echo $PATH
Our shell/environment has 
Present working directory
Variables/information it carries with it
Show how to create a new shell variable
TEST=â�HELLO WORLDâ�
ECHO $TEST
Use env to show the variable is now in the â�environmentsâ� variables
Show how the variable is local to the current shell
echo $TEST
show the PID of the current shell (echo $$)
Open another shell (/bin/bash)
Show the PID of the new shell (echo $$)
Echo $TEST (notice, it shows nothing)
Exit the second shell
Show how we can set variables to export
Export TEST
Repeat second shell example above

Case and Point - linux environments can be customized with important information relevant to whatever you happen to be working on.  It can either be for a specific environment you are in right now (e.g. current shell), or can be set to be passed on to other programs as well (exported)



A basic git workflow example:
First, we're going to walk through the basic github tutorial
https://guides.github.com/activities/forking/


Next tutorial, based on this one:
https://realpython.com/python-virtual-environments-a-primer/
#We're going to install a package on your account, but in a way that you can turn it off and back on again, note how this is different than installing a program "normally", where it is available on a common path
# Side note: What is a python package and what are we going to do?  It is a set of codes and a set of instructions where to put those codes in the Linux directories such that the code is on your path, then you can call those python codes once you install and "import" the package
pip install --user virtualenv
mkdir virtenv_test1
cd virtenv_test1
export MY_WORKING_PATH=${PWD} # Explain this command
mkdir python-virtual-environments && cd python-virtual-environments
virtualenv env
source env/bin/activate
cd env
export MY_ENVIRONMENT_PATH=${PWD} # Explain this command
cd $MY_WORKING_PATH # move back to our working directory,
pwd # to see where you are
#Now:
#Fork this on github website: https://github.com/rpfisher/gwosc
Click "Clone or Download" in green once you see your fork pop up, then copy the URL
In terminal:  
mkdir gwosc_test
git clone https://github.com/rpfisher/gwosc.git
cd gwosc
pip install .  #Installs all dependencies needed as specified by the packaging code in setup.py
cd ..
python
>>> import gwosc
>>> print "IT WORKS!"
>>> exit
deactivate
python
>>> import gwosc
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ImportError: No module named gwosc
>>> print ":("
source python-virtual-environments/env/bin/activate
#and you're back to the working environment with all necessary packages installed for the gwosc package to work!!

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