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Unix and Perl primers for biologists

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UNIX is the most commonly used operating system in bioinformatics. Increasingly, the raw output of biological research exists as in silico data, usually in the form of large text files. Unix is particularly suited to work with such files and has several powerful (and flexible) commands that can process your data for you.

Perl is the most widely used language for text files manipulation. Its simplicity and its programing moto “There’s more than one way to do it (TMTOWTDI)” makes it one of the most popular languages in bioinformatics.

Licence: Other (Non-Commercial)

Keywords: IBERS, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences

Target audience: Biologists

Authors: Keith Bradnam, Ian Korf

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