Contents

• Introduction
  • Objective
  • Introduction
  • Goals of Unix - Level 1
  • UNIX - What Is It?
    • UNIX is multi-user
    • UNIX is portable and scalable
    • UNIX is multi-tasking
  • UNIX systems are Open
  • Other UNIX advantages
  • Important Concepts Necessary to Understanding UNIX
    • Hierarchical File System
    • Virtual Memory
    • UNIX Shells
    • Multi-user
    • Multiprocessing
    • The X-Window System
    • Acronyms
  
  
• Getting Started
  • Objective
  • Typical Tasks a User Will Perform
  • Logging In and Getting to Work
    • The Standard Login Prompt
  • Logging In - Entering Your Username and Password
  • Exercise 2-1: Logging in to the classroom computer.
  • Message of The Day
    • Your Prompt
    • Where Are You Located?
  • What's In Your Directory?
  • Where did all these files come from?
  • Moving Around The System
  • Exercise 2-2: Using "pwd" and "cd" to move around the filesystem.
  • Who Else Is On The System?
  • What Is The Computer Doing?
  • Changing Your Password
  • Getting Help
  • Clearing the Display
  • Showing the Date and Time
  • Summary
  • "Getting Started" Exercises
  
  
• The UNIX Environment
  • Objective
  • The UNIX Login Shell
  • Three Major Functions of the Login Shell
  • Different Login Shell Types (Bourne, Korn, C)
  • Choosing Your Login Shell
  • Changing Your Shell From The Command Line
  • The Shell as a "Command Interpreter"
    • Basic UNIX Command Syntax
  • Example 3-1: Basic UNIX Command Syntax
  • Command Line Expansion and Filename Metacharacters
    • Important metacharacters:
  • Example 3-2: Sample uses of filename metacharacters
  • Combining UNIX Commands
    • Character Streams, Standard Input, Output, and Error
    • Example 3-3: Redirection Examples
    • Standard Error Symbols
    • Redirecting the standard error is also best shown by example:
    • Creating Pipelines
    • Example 3-5: Simple pipelines.
    • An example of a more complex pipeline:
    • Your Terminal
  • The stty Command
  • Summary
  • "Unix Environment" Exercises
  • Project 1: Create Your Home Directory Structure
  
  
• The Korn Shell
  • Objective
  • Introduction
    • Background
  • Your Prompt
  • Aliases
  • Example 4-1: Example aliases
  • ksh Variables
    • Built-In Shell Variables ( also called "Pre-Defined")
    • Other Shell Variables
  • Your Path
  • The whence Command
  • The set command
  • Your Login Files
    • /etc/profile
    • .profile
  • Example 4-2: Sample .profile file
  • Command History and Command Line Editing
    • Working with previously entered commands
  • Working with previously entered commands using Esc-k
  • Input/Output Redirection With The Korn Shell
  • Summary
  • "The Korn Shell" Exercises
  
  
• The C Shell
  • Objective
  • Introduction
    • Background
  • Your Login Files
  • Example 5-1: A typical .cshrc file:
  • C Shell Variables
  • Pre-Defined Shell Variables
  • Important Pre-Defined Shell Variables
    • history
    • ignoreeof
    • noclobber
    • path
    • prompt
    • term
  • Environment Variables
  • DISPLAY
  • Displaying Variables
  • Your Search Path
  • Setting Your Search Path
  • Hashing and Hash Tables
  • Aliases
    • Other alias notes:
  • Command History and Command Line Editing
  • Displaying the History List
  • Enlarging/Reducing the Number of Items Stored in History
  • Re-using Existing Commands
  • Examples:
  • Input/Output Redirection With the C Shell
  • Summary
  • "The C Shell" Exercises
  
  
• File Management
  • Objective
  • Rules For Naming Files
  • Example 6-1: Upper- and Lower-Case Characters
  • Filename Metacharacters
    • Metacharacter Meaning
  • Example 6-2: Metacharacter Examples
  • File-Oriented Commands
  • Displaying Your Location in the UNIX Filesystem
  • Moving Around The UNIX Filesystem
  • Exercise 6-1: Using "cd" and "pwd".
  • Example 6-3: Example of the "cd" command used with metacharacters.
  • Viewing Files
  • more
  • Getting Information About Files
  • Understanding File Information
    • Example:
  • Determining the File Type
    • Example:
  • Copying, Moving, and Deleting Files
    • Copying Files
    • Examples:
  • Removing Files and Directories
    • Examples:
  • Moving Files and Directories
    • Examples:
  • Information About Directories
    • Examples:
    • df
    • df -k
  • Changing File Parameters
    • chown
    • chgrp
    • chmod
  • Advanced File Commands
    • Examples:
    • grep
    • wc
  • Summary
  • "File Management" Exercises
  
  
• Printing
  • Objective
  • The Printer Subsystem
    • Printer Queues
    • Printer Filters
  • SVR4 Printing Commands
    • SVR4 Printing Commands.
  • Printing a File (SVR4) - lp
  • Printing a file to the default printer
  • Printing a file to a printer named "laser"
  • Printing multiple files to a printer named "sales"
  • Viewing The Status of Your Print Request (SVR4) - lpstat
    • Important information you will generally want to know about your printer subsystem:
    • Viewing Print Status Information
  • Interpreting The Output
    • What does "scheduler is running" mean?
    • What does "laser accepting requests" mean?
    • What does "enabled" mean?
    • Viewing lpstat output when there are other users printing
  • Cancelling Print Requests (SVR4) - cancel
    • To cancel job "laser-102"
    • Cancelling Multiple Jobs
  • BSD Printing Commands
    • BSD Printing Commands
    • Printing Files (BSD) - lpr
    • Viewing the Status of Print Requests (BSD) - lpq
    • Cancelling Print Requests (BSD) - lprm
  • Summary
    • SVR4 Commands
    • BSD Commands
  • Printing Exercises
  
  
• Processes and Job Control
  • Objective
  • What Is A Process?
  • Process ID's
  • Viewing Processes
    • The ps Command
    • "ps" Syntax
    • Basic ps Output
    • Full ps Output (your processes)
    • Full ps Output, Every Process
  • What Is All Of This Information?
    • Daemons (or demons)
    • Other User Processes
    • Your Processes
  • Killing Processes
    • The "kill" Command
    • "kill" Syntax
    • Example: Killing processes
  • Running Processes In The Background
    • Example: Running processes in the background.
    • Running one command in the background
    • Running multiple sequential commands in the background
    • Example: Running processes in the background - alternate method.
  • Summary
  • Processes and Job Control Exercises
  
  
• Text Processing
  • Objective
  • Text Processing Commands
    • Text processing commands
  • The Concept of Regular Expressions
    • Regular Expressions
    • Regular Expression Examples
    • The grep Command
    • Printing Lines That Match a Simple Text Pattern
    • Printing Lines That Do Not Match the Pattern You Specify
    • Matching Multiple Words/Patterns Separated by a Blank
    • Matching Any of a Set of Characters
    • Matching a Range of Characters
    • Matching Multiple Character Ranges
    • Matching Characters at The Beginning/Ending of a Line
    • Matching Text Patterns In the Standard Input
  • The 'sort' Command
  • The "tr" Command
  • The "head" Command
    • Specifying the Number of Lines
  • The 'tail' Command
    • Default Usage
    • Specifying the Number of Lines
  • The "vi" Editor
    • Key Points to Remember about vi
    • The Three Modes of vi
    • Opening a File For Editing
    • Leaving Your vi Session
    • Entering Text With vi
    • Deleting Text
    • Copying Text
    • Cutting and Pasting
    • Changing Text
    • Searching for Text
    • Moving Through Your Document
    • Repeating Your Last Action
    • Undoing Your Last Action
    • Customizing vi with ":set" options
    • Customizing vi with the .exrc file
  • Text Processing Exercises
  
  
• Working in a Network
  • Objective
  • Network-Related Commands
  • Unix Mail
    • Sending Mail
    • Viewing Your Mail
  • Writing to Another User's Terminal
    • The write Command
    • Holding an Interactive Conversation With Another User - talk
  • Getting Information About Other Users - finger
  • Who Is Logged Into the System - who
  • Logging in to Remote Computer Systems - telnet
  • File Transfer Between Machines - ftp
  • Summary
  
  
• X-Windows
  • Objective
  • Technology and Terminology
  • The X "Display"
  • The X Server
  • The X Client
  • Window Managers
  
  
• Introduction to Unix - Final Exam

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