Introduction to Unix/Linux Duration: 3 days Audience Course Contents Course Objectives Instructional Technique Prerequisites

Introduction to Unix/Linux

Duration: 3 days

Audience

System and application end-users who have little or no experience with the Unix/Linux operating system. Application support personnel, such as database administrators and 4GL programmers, who need a functional familiarity with basic system tools and commands.

Course Contents

1. Concepts
   1. What is UNIX?
   2. What is Linux?
   3. Open Source vs. Free Software vs. Public Domain
   4. Linux Components
   5. An Historical Overview
   6. Linux Features
   7. Linux Programming Support
   8. Summary
2. Basics
   1. Accessing the System
   2. Issuing Commands
   3. Control Keys
   4. Command Syntax
   5. Online Documentation
   6. Changing Your Password
   7. Logging Out
   8. Summary
3. Using Files
   1. Characteristics of Linux Files
   2. File System Hierarchy
   3. Directories
   4. Working With Directories
   5. Listing Directory Contents
   6. More Directory Listing Examples
   7. Linux System Directories
   8. Special Files
   9. Manipulating Files
   10. Managing Files
   11. Permissions
   12. Permission Examples
   13. Permission-setting Shorthand
   14. The umask Command
   15. Summary
4. Bash Shell Basics
   1. Linux Components
   2. I/O Redirection
   3. Examples of Redirection
   4. Using Pipes
   5. Wildcards For Filenames
   6. Command Substitution
   7. Variable Substitution
   8. Introducing Shell Scripts
   9. Quoting To Prevent Interpretation
   10. Examples of Quoting
   11. Command Parsing Order
   12. Special Shell Scripts
   13. Summary
5. The vi Editor
   1. Characteristics of vi
   2. Starting vi
   3. Command Structure
   4. Shortcuts (macros)
   5. Inserting Text
   6. Moving the Cursor
   7. Deleting Text
   8. Changing Text
   9. Screen Control Keys
   10. Global Search and Replace
   11. Loading, Saving, and Exiting
   12. Settable Options in vi
   13. Examples of Options
   14. Miscellaneous Commands (only for vim)
   15. Copy and Paste
   16. Startup File(s)
   17. Summary
6. Processes
   1. Process Structure
   2. Monitoring Running Processes
   3. Process Creation
   4. Shell Script Execution
   5. Process Priorities
   6. Modifying the NICE Bias
   7. Background Processes
   8. Killing Processes
   9. Job Control
   10. Summary
7. Regular Expressions
   1. Background
   2. The grep Command
   3. Simple metacharacters
   4. Advanced Metacharacters
   5. Extended metacharacters
   6. The sed Command
   7. Greedy Matching
   8. An Example Using awk
   9. Summary
8. Data Tools, Part 1
   1. tee
   2. The cat Command
   3. head and tail
   4. expand and unexpand
   5. cut and paste
   6. find
   7. Summary

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Use commands to manipulate files (including using the editor),

• Navigate through the file system,

• Manage processes,

• Write simple shell scripts and modify more sophisticated ones, and

• Customize his or her shell environment.

Instructional Technique

Students are invited to bring their current ideas and questions to the classroom for discussion. Case studies, lecture, group problem solving, and online laboratories will be used. Students will be encouraged to enhance their skills utilizing the techniques presented through classroom problem solving and controlled online workshops.

Prerequisites

None.