Introduction to Unix

Summary

This foundation course for Unix system administrators and programmers provides a general understanding of the Unix system and teaches the basic skills for using it. Although the course is based on the Korn shell, it is suitable for users of the C and Bourne shells.

Prerequisites

Basic computer literacy.

Course Objectives

On completion of this course, the student should be able to

Use a variety of basic Unix commands
Describe the Unix tools approach enabling the use of most Unix commands
Create, access, and manipulate data under Unix using the standard editors
Recognize how the Unix file system works
Describe how processes interact with each other and with files

Length

2 Days

Format

Instructor-led course, with practical computer-based exercises.

Course Outline

Unix Overview
- Unix history and features
- Processes
- Software tools techniques
Introductory Unix Commands
- Logging in
- Command syntax
- Command execution
- Documentation
Introduction to Editing with vi
- vi as a text file viewer
- vi as a text file editor
The Unix File System
- Files and directories
- File hierarchy
- Pathnames
- Directory entries
- File manipulation commands
- Links and symbolic links
- Protection
- Changing file protection: chmod
- Initial protection modes: umask
- Special files
- Multi-volume file systems
The Unix File System
- The command interpreter
- Korn Shell user interface
- Filters and pipelines
- Filename generation and metacharacters
- Job control
- Command grouping and sub-shells
More vi
- Advanced features of vi
Everyday Unix Tools
- File manipulation and more

Hardware and Software Requirements

Any Unix system, ideally with the Korn shell, but C or Bourne can be used. The systems should be able to load a 3.5” DOS-formatted solution disk.

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