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Unix Training

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This Unix training course is a general introduction to the UNIX operating system, focusing on developing an understanding of the UNIX command line and the utilities available.

Unix Course Objectives

This Unix training course focuses on general tasks required by all users. By the end of this unix course you will have developed a broad understanding of the Unix operating system and it's capabilities.

Unix Training Course Content

This Unix course covers the following aspects of Unix:

Introduction to Unix

What is Unix and why?
Logging in and passwords
Remote access using putty
How to use a command line
Finding help with man

The Unix file system

Basic commands
Listing and changing directories
Moving, copying, deleting and linking files
Dates and calendars

Files

File ownership and security
Finding and comparing files
Creating and removing directories

Pipes, redirections and tricks

Input, output and error streams
Pipes in Unix
Some utilities: sort, cat and tail
Searching with grep
Sed and awk
Regular expressions

An Introdiction to vi

Why use vi?
Opening and saving files
Edit and Insert modes
Simple commands in vi

Other utilities

Telnet
FTP
Finger
Reading mail from the command line

Process Management

Using ps and top
Background processes
Killing Bad Processes

Basic Administration

Managing users and groups
Init and shutdown
Cron
What can go wrong?

Using a shell

What is a shell?
Choosing a shell
Environment variables

Introduction to Shell programming

Scripting sequences of commands
Variables and command-line arguments
Control structures - if and loops

Setting up Linux

Installation
Desktop on Linux
Where next?

Unix Training Course Prerequisites

Although this is a beginners unix course, delegates should be comfortable with using a mouse and keyboard.

Unix Training Course Recommended Reading

Art of Unix Programming - Eric S Raymond – buy from amazon
UNIX in a Nutshell - Arnold Robbins – buy from amazon

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