Prerequisite technologies

1. shell: we use the bash shell to run a variety of every day tasks in a command-line terminal.
   • installing bash
   • brief introduction to using bash on a POSIX system
2. version control: we maintain all of our editorial work in publicly visible git repositories.
   • installing git
3. a validating XML editor
   • install Atom
   • setting up Atom for XML editing
4. an editor for editing delimited text tables
   • setting up Atom for editing tables
5. a build tool and scripting language
   • installing sbt

An alternative

For those who cannot or prefer not to install the software needed to edit HMT material, we offer the option of using a virtual machine with all the above items preinstalled.

• installing the HMT VM