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Linux

The Linux engineer mindset — filesystems, processes, networking, and the dev workflow.

Foundation 3h 20m readEnvironment

Every VLSI workflow runs on Linux. If you cannot navigate the file system, manage processes, or debug a hung tool, you cannot function in a design team.

Syllabus

  • Filesystem basics — paths, permissions, symlinks
  • Essential commands — grep, find, awk, sed, xargs
  • Process management — ps, top, kill, signal handling
  • Environment, paths, and module systems
  • SSH, scp, rsync for remote workflows
  • Debugging stuck EDA tools