UNIX Command Line Workshop

The Critical Engineering Working Group

THE UNIX COMMAND LINE
For Artists and Activists (and others)

This 4 day intensive workshop teaches participants the UNIX command line interface, a rapidly growing and ubiquitous interface common to every computer from the UNIX family of operating systems - whether web-server, Internet appliance, wireless router, autonomous robot, Raspberry Pi, OS X or Linux laptop.

In doing so, participants vastly expand the scope of computers they can interact with, develop for and control - transcending restrictive 'consumer-oriented' interfaces and the desktop metaphor. Further, participants learn that a computer doesn't need to have a screen, keyboard or even be on the same continent to be interacted with - the case for a growing family of devices comprising the so-called Internet of Things.

Rather, by developing an ability to talk to computers - with them talking back - any UNIX or UNIX-like machine can be made a drone, performing automated tasks on their owner's behalf.

No prior knowledge of computer networking, programming or command line interaction is required.

Using only the Command Line, learn how to:

Use tiny computers without screens or keyboards
Walk through a computer's files, reading contents
Install, uninstall, start and stop programs
Create, rename, copy and remove files and folders
Command remote computers over encrypted channels
Write powerful and portable scripts
Chat privately with friends on servers
Implement automation, make remote machines slaves
Shutdown or reboot computers over the network
Capture images and video from cameras
Stream, encode and post-process audio and video
Create and edit text files on remote machines
Log key-presses, sensor data and other events
Filter, process and stream program output
Customise and localise your CLI environment
Manage users and permissions
Archive and encrypt files and folders
Send email, serve files and web-pages
Securely move data across networks
Enable and disable hardware and devices
Scare friends and family

TEACHERS

Oliver and Vasiliev are experienced teachers and veteran UNIX command line users. With a combined 30 years of experience, the command line is an integral part of their critical and creative practices.

HOSTING, DATES AND GENERAL INFORMATION:

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