00.Jupyter_notebooks.ipynb

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    "## Getting started with Jupyter notebooks\n",
    "\n",
    "### Running a cell\n",
    "To execute code within a cell, select that cell and either (1) hit `Shift` and `Enter` or (2) hit the run button (the right pointing arrow) above."
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    "1 + 1\n",
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    "If you're new to jupyter notebooks, note that only the last line of a cell prints by default when you execute that cell and that you can suppress this output with a semicolon"
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    "1 + 1\n",
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    "### How to get docs for Julia functions\n",
    "\n",
    "To get docs for a function you're not familiar with, precede it with a question mark. (This works at the REPL too!)"
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    "?println"
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    "### How to use shell commands\n",
    "\n",
    "Type `;` and then you can use shell commands. For example,"
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    ";ls"
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    ";pwd"
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    "Shell commands also work at the REPL!"
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