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Course Description
This lecture/lab course teaches computer users to make productive use of
UNIX® and Linux operating systems (OSs).
The most important and empowering concepts, such as
pattern matching,
command editing,
shell scripting,
and
pipelines
are emphasized, alongside coverage of basic OS utilities and services.
Because UNIX/Linux can be somewhat confusing for new users,
many typical mistakes are illustrated,
and students are shown how to avoid them ("forewarned is forearmed").
Fully 40% of class time is spent in supervised laboratory activities,
with students spending most of their time using a Korn or Bash
("POSIX"-like)
shell interface to the OS.
Although this is intended as a first course in UNIX/Linux,
it does also cover elementary shell and AWK programming, and is
therefore especially well suited for those with a logical mindset who
wish to become "power users",
Programmers, or System-, Database-, Network-, or Web-Administrators.
The course material is applicable to all UNIX and UNIX-like
systems, including Linux, and is taught in classrooms equipped with both
UNIX and Linux systems.
We also offer
Linux-specific
and
UNIX-specific
versions of this course,
which differ only in being taught exclusively on the indicated OS.
Prerequisites
A conceptual understanding of elementary computer terms, such as memory, disk storage, and
time-sharing is required. Typing skills are beneficial, as is familiarity with other operating systems, such
as DOS.
Author & Instructor
Dr. Tim Maher
has been an avid user of UNIX since 1976, and, since the early 80s, he
has taught literally thousands of others to make the most of it.
He has authored 16 UNIX courses, including ones taught by AT&T.
Consultix
instructors are
renowned for their ability
to communicate complex concepts in simple terms and to make the study of dry technical material enjoyable.
Topics
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History of UNIX/Linux
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Logging In, Logging Out
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The Password System
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Using the On-line Manual
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Accessing the Printer
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The UNIX/Linux Filesystem
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File Types
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Pathnames
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Permissions
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User and Group IDs
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ls
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find
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chmod
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cp
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mv
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cat
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more
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head
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tail
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rm
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rmdir
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mkdir
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Creating Files
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Modifying Files
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Shell Comparisons
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Quoting Techniques
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Shell Scripts
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Startup Files
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Variables
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Aliases
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History Substitutions
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Command Editing
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Filename Wildcards
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I/O Redirection
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Pipelines
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Background Execution
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Job Control
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grep Command
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sed Command
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Intro. to AWK
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TCP/IP
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ping Command
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E-Mail
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Firewalls
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Remote Access Commands (rsh, rcp, ssh, etc.)
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Proxies
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The ps Command
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Process Priorities
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Process Control
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Other Courses
We have courses on many other
Perl,
UNIX,
and
Linux
topics!
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A former student says:
Read more
testimonials
and reviews of our
courses
and
instructors.
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Tim Maher is hands-down the best instructor that I have had to date. His subject knowledge, patience, and character are great. He was highly recommended by my co-workers and I would recommend any of his classes to anyone!
Keith Morrison, Analyst,
NYK Line
Attended:
UNIX/Linux Fundamentals
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