UNIX
training course description
An Introduction to using the UNIX operating system, appropriate
for all versions of UNIX. The starting point for all UNIX work.
A more detailed five day version of this course is also available
which additionally covers using UNIX in a networked environment.
Who will benefit?
Anybody who needs to use a UNIX system.
UNIX training course prerequisites
None.
UNIX training course objectives
By the end of the course delegates will be able to:
- Describe UNIX.
- Log in and use UNIX commands to perform a variety of
tasks from manipulating and printing files to looking at
and killing processes.
- Create and edit files with vi.
- Recognise the role of the administrator.
- Write simple shell scripts.
- Customise the user environment.
Duration: 3 days
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UNIX
training course contents
What is UNIX?
Operating systems, UNIX flavours, UNIX features.
Getting started
Logging in, changing passwords, logging out.
UNIX basics
Command structure. The UNIX manuals, basic commands (who, date,
tty, uname, echo, banner...)
Filesystem commands
Home directories, manipulating files and directories, Filesystem
layout, Pathnames, hard and symbolic links.
The UNIX Editors
ed, vi, shell escapes, .exrc
Printing files
The spooling system, printing, manipulating print jobs.
Information Retrieval
grep, find, cut, sort and paste
Permissions
Theory, chmod, chown, newgrp..
Processes
ps, kill, background processes, at, exec, priorities.
Communicating with others
write, talk, mail, mailx, news
The Shell
Metacharacters, piping and redirection, basic shell scripts.
Customising your environment
Environmental variables, stty, .profile and other startup files
The Korn shell
Starting a Korn shell, the history facility, command line editing,
aliases, job control, miscellaneous features.
Introduction to administration
The root user, su and tar
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