Google Colab Commands
Nov 1 · 1 min read

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Running a Cell
SHIFT + ENTER
Executing Bash Commands
Simply add an ! before, for example:
!ls '/content/gdrive/My Drive/Colab Notebooks/'Let’s check the information of OS, processors and RAM they are using:
!cat /proc/version
!cat /proc/cpuinfo
!cat /proc/meminfoUploading Files
You can simply upload files manually to your Google Drive, and access them using codes above. Alternatively, you can use the following code:
from google.colab import files
uploaded = files.upload()Libraries
Installing Libraries
Use pip in bash command:
!pip install <PACKAGE_NAME>Bash Commands
Bash commands can be run by prefixing the command with ‘!’.
- Cloning a git repository
!git clone [git clone url]- Directory commands !ls, !mkdir.
!lsInstalling Libraries
Although most of the commonly used Python libraries are pre-installed, new libraries can be installed using the below packages:
!pip install [package name]OR
!apt-get install [package name]Referneces for MPI on python