Multi-Vendor UNIX Fundamentals
Course
Online
Description
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Course
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Methodology
Online
The course explains how to use the basic facilities of a UNIX system and demystifies most of the major concepts and principles of UNIX operation. We discuss the role the shell plays in interfacing with the operating system, analyse the file system and explore file, directory and data manipulation utilities.
We also take a look at more advanced use of the shell, including a brief introduction to shell scripts (command or batch files) and how to use them to automate repetitive tasks. There is a very useful overview of simple UNIX system administration and network communication utilities.
Hands-on work (labs, demos and interactive exercises) accounts for nearly half of the course. Each lab session is carefully structured to lead you through the concepts of the preceding chapter, thereby building knowledge and confidence in using UNIX. Each delegate is assigned his/her own machine, and all machines are configured as a network. Learning Objectives The course explains how to use the basic facilities of a UNIX system and demystifies most of the major concepts and principles of UNIX operation. We discuss the role the shell plays in interfacing with the operating system, analyse the file system and explore file, directory and data manipulation utilities.
We also take a look at more advanced use of the shell, including a brief introduction to shell scripts (command or batch files) and how to use them to automate repetitive tasks. There is a very useful overview of simple UNIX system administration and network communication utilities.
About this course
No specific UNIX knowledge is required, but delegates must have a basic knowledge of the major computer components as well as computer operating system functionality and concepts.Ability of working with command line (such as in DOS or VMS) and familiarity with hierarchical file structure, organisation and management is assumed.This course is aimed at IT professionals wanting to become proficient in using a UNIX platform in a multi-vendor environment. It is also recommended for users of any UNIX system who need to 'escape' an application and use the system at the command line level.
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Subjects
- Operating System
- Network Training
- Communication Training
- Network
- Unix
Course programme
Introduction
- What is UNIX?
- Origins and variants
- Architecture and purpose
- Good and bad points
UNIX Session
- UNIX users
- Logging in process
- GUI vs. CLI
- Shell programs
- Basic commands
- Logging out
The File System
- File system concepts
- Navigating the file system
- Manipulating files and directories
- Examining file contents
The vi Editor
- Concepts of the visual editor
- Useful vi commands
- Extended vi commands
The Korn Shell
- What is a shell?
- Shell as a command line interpreter
- Commands and arguments
- Using wildcards
- Quotes
- Command history and line editing
The Shell Environment
- Shell variables
- Customising user's environment
- The search path
- Korn shell aliases
- Start-up files: /etc/profile, .profile and .kshrc
Command Input and Output
- UNIX I/O streams
- Standard input, output and error
- I/O redirection
- Using noclobber option
- Redirecting to /dev/null
Processes
- Programs, processes and daemons
- Communicating with processes using signals
- Background jobs and job control
- Multiple commands and sub-shells
- Command substitution
- Batch jobs with at
Pipes and Filters
- Command pipelines
- Simple filters
- Building complex filter pipelines
- Using pipelines in problem solving
Organising Files
- File ownership
- File protection
- Hard and soft links
- Modifying file access attributes
Power Tools
- Using diff and find
- Regular expressions
- Using regular expressions in a variety of UNIX tools
- Overview of a stream editor sed
Writing Shell Scripts
- Simple scripts
- Positional parameters
- Selection commands
- Looping commands
- Interactive input
Basic Communications
- UNIX in a networked environment
- TCP/IP utilities: ifconfig, ping, traceroute, hostname
- Remote sessions with SSH suite of tools
Looking After a UNIX System
- Starting and stopping the system
- Adding users
- Backup tools
- Interfacing to tapes and disks
- Working with DOS format files
- Deferring tasks with at and batch
Multi-Vendor UNIX Fundamentals