Introduction to UNIX

Duration: 3.0 days

Method: Instructor led, Hands-on workshops

Price: $1920.00

Course Code: UI1010

Audience

Programmers, Analysts, Managers, Technical, and Non-Technical Users who require a basic knowledge of how to use the UNIX Operating System.

Description

This course will provide an in-depth introduction to the effective use of the UNIX Operating System. Topics covered include the operating system's major features and facilities, frequently used commands, command usage, the vi text editor, the File System, user communication, file access permissions, redirection of input and output, and job control.

Objectives

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

Log onto and off a UNIX system
List the types of UNIX files
Describe and use various UNIX commands and command line options
Use the command history mechanism provided by the Korn Shell
Use the UNIX User Reference Manual to locate appropriate commands
Use the UNIX editor ex/vi to create and modify files
Use Regular Expressions to match patterns of characters
Describe and use the file system capabilities provided by UNIX
Communicate with other users
Protect files from unauthorized access using the UNIX file permission capabilities
Redirect input and output to and from UNIX commands
Initiate background (asynchronous) command execution
Use the job control mechanism provided by the Korn Shell

Prerequisites

Some understanding of computer systems would prove helpful but not required.

Topics

I.Introduction to the Unix Operating System
- Capabilities of the UNIX System
- Hardware vs. Software
- Typical UNIX Configurations
- Setting Up the Terminal
- Logging On and Off
- Correcting Typing Errors
II.Files And Simple Commands
- Definition of a File
- File Naming Conventions
- File Types
- UNIX System Command Syntax
- Listing, Viewing, Copying, Moving, and Removing Files
- Using the User Reference Manual
- Using the man Command
III.Unix System Text Editor vi
- Editor Features
- Relationship of Editor to Shell
- Editor Command Syntax
- Putting Text into the Buffer
- Viewing, Copying, Moving, Deleting and Modifying Text
- Saving the Buffer
- Leaving the Editor
IV.File System
- File System Structure
- The Home Directory
- Usage of Directory Files
- Printing, Creating, Changing, and Removing Directories
- Pathnames
- Special Directory Names
- Special Filename Generation Characters
V.Communication
- Sending and Receiving Electronic Mail
- Communicating Immediately with Another User
- Communicating with the System Administrator
VI.Editor Revisited
- Additional Editor Commands
- ex vs. vi
- Line Addressing Capabilities
- Setting the Editor Environment
- Searching for Patterns
- Regular Expressions and Special Characters
VII.File Permissions
- Ordinary Files
- Directory Files
- Determining File Permissions
- Changing File Permissions
- Numeric vs. Symbolic Representation
- Setting Default File Permissions
VIII.Additional Unix System Commands
- Interrogating Files
- Comparing Files
- Miscellaneous Commands
- Command Line History
IX.Standard Input and Output
- Definition of Standard Input and Output
- Input/Output Redirection
- Pipelines
- Filters
- Job Control
- Foreground and Background Command Execution