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> ## Prerequisites
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> To complete this lesson, you will need a UNIX-like shell environment -see [Setup]({{ page.root }}{% link setup.md %}). You will also need to download the file **[shell-lesson.zip](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/librarycarpentry/lc-shell/gh-pages/data/shell-lesson.zip)** from GitHub to your *desktop* and extract it there (once you have unzipped/extracted the file, you should end up with a folder called "shell-lesson").
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> To complete this lesson, you will need a Unix-like shell environment -see [Setup]({{ page.root }}{% link setup.md %}). You will also need to download the file **[shell-lesson.zip](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/librarycarpentry/lc-shell/gh-pages/data/shell-lesson.zip)** from GitHub to your *desktop* and extract it there (once you have unzipped/extracted the file, you should end up with a folder called "shell-lesson").
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title: Setup
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To participate in this Library Carpentry lesson, you will need a working UNIX-like shell environment.
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To participate in this Library Carpentry lesson, you will need a working Unix-like shell environment.
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Specifically we will be using Bash ([Bourne Again Shell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_(Unix_shell))) which is standard on Linux and macOS. macOS Catalina users will have zsh (Z shell) as their default version.
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Even if you are a Windows user, learning Bash will open up a powerful set of tools on your personal machine, in addition to familiarizing you with the standard remote interface used on almost all servers and super computers.
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>## Terminal Setup
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>Bash is the default shell on most Linux distributions and macOS.
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>Windows users will need to install Git Bash to provide a UNIX-like environment.
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>Windows users will need to install Git Bash to provide a Unix-like environment.
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>-**Linux:** The default shell is usually Bash, but if your machine is set up differently you can run it by opening a terminal >and typing `bash`. There is no need to install anything. Look for Terminal in your applications to start the Bash shell.
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>-**macOS:** Bash is the default shell in all versions of macOS prior to Catalina, you do not need to install anything. Open Terminal from >`/Applications/Utilities` or spotlight search to start the Bash shell. zsh is the default in Catalina.
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>-**Windows:** On Windows, CMD or PowerShell are normally available as the default shell environments. These use a syntax and set of applications unique to Windows systems and are incompatible with the more widely used UNIX utilities. However, a Bash shell can be installed on Windows to provide a UNIX-like environment. For this lesson we suggest using Git Bash, part of the >[Git for Windows](https://gitforwindows.org/) package:
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>-**Windows:** On Windows, CMD or PowerShell are normally available as the default shell environments. These use a syntax and set of applications unique to Windows systems and are incompatible with the more widely used Unix utilities. However, a Bash shell can be installed on Windows to provide a Unix-like environment. For this lesson we suggest using Git Bash, part of the >[Git for Windows](https://gitforwindows.org/) package:
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> - Download the latest Git for Windows [installer](https://gitforwindows.org/).
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> - Double click the `.exe` to run the installer (for example, `Git-2.13.3-64-bit.exe`) using the default settings.
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> - Once installed, open the shell by selecting Git Bash from the start menu (in the Git folder).
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