README for the aws-env repository

This repository (https://github.com/yantosca/aws-env) contains several startup files for customizing your Unix login environment on the Amazon Web Services cloud computing environment.

Contents

The table below lists all of the files contained in the aws-env repository:

Files in the top-level (./) folder:

File	Description
AUTHORS.txt	List of developers (part of the license agreement).
LICENSE.txt	The license agreement (basedon the MIT license)
README.md	This file.
initenv.sh	Installation script. Copies files from bin and root folders into your EBS volume attached to your AWS instance.

Files in the ./bin folder:

File	Description
cmake-mode.el	Used for emacs initialization -- "colorizes" CMake commands.
.gitignore	Specifies files in `bin/'' that should not be added to the Git repository.
isCoards.pl	Script to test if a netCDF file is COARDS-compliant.
nc_chunk.pl	Script to deflate and chunk a netCDF file.
startup	Script to start up several xterm windows and an emacs window.
xt	Script to start an xterm window on a remote machine via OpenSSH.

Files in the ./root folder:

File	Description
.bash_aliases	Contains your own custom aliases and settings for your Unix login environment. This will be sourced from the AWS .bashrc file whenever you type "source ~/.bashrc".
.bashrc-ubuntu	Sample .bashrc file for Ubuntu. For reference only.
.condarc	Sample .condarc file to initialize your Conda environment. (Turns off the base environment by default.)
.emacs	Customization file for the Emacs editor. Sets the fonts, colors, background, and window sizes.
.gitconfig	Git configuration file. Specifies the default font that will be used in the Git GUI and GitK browsers. Also allows you to define the name and email that you wish to use in commit messages. MUST EDIT!
.gitignore	Specifies files in `root/'' that should not be added to the Git repository.
.tmux.conf	Configuration file for the tmux multiplexer application.
.Xdefaults	Customization file for X-terminal windows. Sets the background, cursor, and foreground font colors.

Files in the ./spack folder:

File	Description
packages.yaml	Sample package configuration file for Spack. This particular file directs Spack to use Python3 instead of Python2 during the build process.

Files in the ./tau folder:

File	Description
run_tau.sh	Script to run GEOS-Chem with TAU profiling (default options)
run_tau_function.sh	Script to run GEOS-Chem with TAU profiling (function-level only)
run_tau_unwind.sh	Script to run GEOS-Chem with TAU profiling (full unwind)

Installation

In the home directory folder of your AWS instance, type:

git clone https://github.com/ryantosca/aws-env.git

Then issue the following commands:

~/aws-env/initenv.sh
. ~/bash_aliases

Then all of the settings will be applied to the Unix enviromnent in your AWS instance. The aws-env/bin folder will also be added to your $PATH variable so that you will be able to run the scripts located there.

Bob Yantosca | 08 Jan 2020 | yantosca@seas.harvard.edu