### Some important linux commands, a bioinformatician must know ###
head # to see first few lines of a file
tail # to see last few lines of a file
grep # to search file(s) for lines that match a pattern
cut # to get few character columns of a file
awk # I use this to extract columns of a tabular file
sort # sort files with number or text
uniq # uniquify files
wc # print byte, word, and line count
tr # translate, sqeeze, and/or delete character
fold # to make all lines with fixed width like fatsa format
### for more info use man command ###