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Course Outline
Introduction
- Review of fundamental concepts
- Unix history
- Distinguishing characteristics of Unix
- Login and logout procedures
- Unix architecture
Understanding Shells
- sh, ksh, csh, and bash
- The command line interface
- Executing commands
- Using file wildcards
- Creating aliases
- Command substitution techniques
- Shell variables
- Special shell variables
- Command history management
- Input and output mechanisms
- Understanding stdin, stdout, and stderr
- Redirecting output, errors, and input
- Merging output streams
- Pipes and filters
Text Editing in Unix
- Evolution of Unix text editors
- Ed, ex, vi, and emacs overview
- vi editor tutorial
- emacs (optional)
Working with Unix Files
- The file system structure
- Naming conventions and file extensions
- Directories and navigation
- Moving between directories
- Locating files within the system
- File device management
- Listing file contents
- Inspecting file contents
- File manipulation techniques
- Searching for files
- Comparing file differences
Managing Unix Processes
- Understanding processes
- Monitoring active processes
- Using ps and top utilities
- Signals and the kill command
- Job control
- Scheduling tasks
Essential Unix Tools
- Overview of filters and utilities
- cat, tee, and grep commands
- Regular expressions
- tr, cut, sort, and uniq tools
- sed and awk usage
- od and strings utilities
Shell Scripting in Unix
- Fundamentals of scripting
- Adding comments
- Generating output
- Handling interactive input
- Input/Output handling in scripts
- Passing arguments to scripts
- Utilizing special variables
- Permissions and PATH configuration
- Return codes
- Conditional testing
- Implementing conditional statements
- Loop structures
- The case command
- Defining shell functions
- Script options
- Debugging techniques
Unix Networking Concepts
- TCP/IP protocol suite
- Generic network applications
- FTP protocol
- telnet usage
- The 'r' command suite
System Administration Overview
- Introduction to system administration
Course Conclusion
- Review opportunities, final Q&A, and additional hands-on practice
PRACTICAL EXERCISES
The hands-on component includes:
- Logging in and out
- Navigating the Unix shell
- Starting, stopping, and managing processes
- File creation using vi
- File and directory management
- Writing shell scripts
- Utilizing network tools
Requirements
N/A
21 Hours
Testimonials (2)
I liked that we also had to do exercises with each new thing learned
Daria
Course - Intermediate Unix
Many positives. I came to the training to get a better understanding of Unix and I certainly can go back to work with a lot more knowledge which was my main goal.
