2  Connect to a remote unix computer

2.1 Getting Started

In this section we shall learn how to connect to a unix machine with ssh and run few basic commands. Later I shall introduce with the concept of bash scripting.

• Fire up your terminal and execute the following code.

ssh userid@ipaddress

• Here userid can be a short name which was used to create an account on the HPC server. Example: rohit

• IP address is a numerical identifier of a system. Example: 213.253.210.118

• Please ask your network administrator for these details before proceeding.

• Next it would ask for password

userid@ipaddress's password:

• After I entered my password it displayed like this.

(base) basu@darwin:~$ 

Tip

If you are new to unix computer, then you are recommended to be familiar with the basic commands of unix. Check this link for Basic unix commands
If you are not sure what a command means/does? Type it here and get a very easy to understand explanation. explainshell.com