UNIX/Linux Training Course

Overview

The course provides training on standard UNIX/Linux commands and utilities used for day to day tasks including file manipulation, program execution and control, and effective use of the shell and desktop environments. The course presents the concepts necessary to understand the way UNIX works as well as the system's most commonly used commands. Data manipulation utilities and shell syntax for synthesizing command pipelines are emphasized. Bourne shell, Bash shell and Korn shell programming techniques are introduced so participants will be able to read and modify existing shell scripts as well as create their own. Desktop environments are also introduced from a user's perspective, including common window managers, Open Office utilities and an introduction to configuration tools. Proficiency in applying new skills is reinforced with extensive hands on exercises after each module.

Objectives

At the end of Unix/Linux training course, participants will understand:

• Command Syntax
• Controlling Processes
• Using the File System
• Shell Syntax
• Data Manipulation Utilities
• Controlling Your Environment
• Shell Scripting
• Using Desktop Environments

Suggested Audience - End-users and programmers who are new to the Unix/Linux environment.

Duration - 5 Days

Prerequisites - Participants should be familiar with the basic usage of an operating system, although no prior knowledge of UNIX is required.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to UNIX Design Philosophy System Components The Shell and Command Entry Documentation	2. Fundamental Data Types, Storage Classes, and Scope Fundamental Data Types and Qualifiers Constants and Strings Storage Classes Scope and Block Structure Scope and Data Hiding Data Initialization
3. Text Editing Types of Editors From ed to ex to vi Basic Editor Tasks with vi Editing Multiple Files Named Buffers vi Startup File	4. The File System File System Organization File Types File and Directory Naming Rules and Conventions Commands for Navigating the File System Introduction to Inodes Ownership, Permissions, and Dates Manipulating Files and Links Manipulating Directories Determining Disk Usage Other File System Utilities
5. Printing Printing Under AT&T UNIX Printing Under BSD UNIX	6. Shell Programming Shell Script Features and Capabilities Creating and Running a Script Working With Variables Environment Variables Working With Data Types Formatting Base Conversion Setting Special Attributes Input/Output Techniques Conditional Constructs if/then else/elif Looping Constructs for, while, until Math Operators
7. Text Manipulation Utilities Editing a File from a Script Scripting with ed or sed UNIX and Linux Utilities to Manipulate Files Regular Expressions grep and egrep The Stream Editor sed Sorting in Scripts Generating Reports with awk Splitting Large Files Counting Words, Lines, and Characters Transforming File Contents Extracting Text Strings	8. Backing Up Files Backup Media UNIX Device Names tar and cpio File Transport and Conversion with dd
9. Desktop Environments KDE Menus, Toolbars, and Tools Gnome Menus and Tools Open Office Write Calc Impress Math Draw Base Introduction to YaST	10. Basic User Commands Logging In and Logging Out Command Line Editing Navigating the File System Viewing and Copying Files Controlling the Terminal Sending and Receiving Mail
11. UNIX Processes The UNIX Process Model Process States Monitoring and Controlling Processes	12. Introduction to Shells: sh, bash, and ksh Shell Functions I/O Redirection and Pipes Command Separation and Grouping Background Execution Filename Expansion Shell Variables Command Substitution Quoting and Escaping Metacharacters Bash Shell Features Korn Shell Features Command Execution Startup Files Customizing the User Environment
13. Multitasking and Batch Processing Multitasking Scheduled Execution Using cron The at and batch Commands	14. Advanced Shell Features Manipulating Strings Writing and Calling Functions Controlling Process Priorities Interpreting Command Line Arguments Making Scripts Interactive Special Shell Variables Advanced I/O with Streams Improving Performance of Scripts
15. File Processing Utilities Examining and Comparing Files Reporting Differences Between Files Comparing Files of Any Format Displaying Data in Octal and Hex Compressing Data Converting File Formats	16. Networking Commands UNIX Network Applications Remote Execution Commands Remote Activity Reporting Communicating with Remote Users Internet Applications ftp, tftp, telnet Remote Access Control Mechanisms Using the Secure Shell(ssh)