UNIX ADMINISTRATION ONLINE TRAINING

UNIX COURSE CONTENT

• INTRODUCTORY UNIX COMMANDS

• Command syntax and execution
• Processes
• Documentation

• INTRODUCTION TO EDITING WITH VI

• Using basic vi features
• vi modes
• Using advanced vi features
• Using colon commands
• Global commands
• File manipulation

• THE UNIX FILE SYSTEM

• File system components
• Managing files
• Moving, renaming, and copying files
• Listing files and directory contents
• File system components
• File system hierarchy
• Working with directories
• Protecting files

• THE KORN SHELL COMMAND INTERPRETER

• Using basic shell features
• Filters and pipelines
• Filename generation and metacharacters
• Escaping special characters
• Login start-up files
• Background processes
• Job control
• Aliases
• Command-line editing

• MORE VI

• Advanced features of vi

• EVERYDAY UNIX TOOLS

• File manipulation tools
• Getting information about files
• Comparing files
• Operating on file contents
• Miscellaneous tools
• Evaluating expressions
• Finding files
• Using electronic mail
• Combining tools

• KORN SHELL PROGRAMMING

• Writing and running shell scripts
• Interpretation and substitution
• Command substitution
• Shell variables and variable substitution
• Arithmetic with shell variables
• Positional parameters, shell parameters
• Blank interpretation and comments
• Getting user input - read
• For, while, and until loops, if statements
• Korn shell extended test facilities
• Conditionals
• Here documents
• Subshell type designator