Getting up and running with bioinformatics can be a heavy task, especially if the last time you used command-line commands was in the late 1980s/ early 1990s when we all thought any little tweak to the behemoth in the den was high level coding. All jokes aside, there are a lot of moving parts and I do find a little comfort in the simplicity that is bash. Over the next few weeks I’m going to spend a little time posting about the processes to get me going while I learn the workflow on my PC. First up - Mox (HYAK). This isn’t technically first, but it’s a great way to bring a few important steps together and we’ll backtrack as needed. Before we get started, check out this handy bash cheat sheet to help (re)familiarize you so you can tackle your behemoth. . Photo credit: awilkes8