UNIX Introduction
Course Code: UI
Duration: 3 days
UNIX Introduction Course Overview
This Unix Operating System training course introduces the delegate to the main concepts of the UNIX Operating System. The most commonly used unix commands and utilities are described in detail as are the command line wildcard and redirection facilities. The mechanisms by which a user acquires a login environment are discussed and the main features of the Korn/Posix/Bash Shells are introduced.
Exercises and examples are used throughout the course to give practical hands-on experience with the techniques covered.
Course Objectives
To provide the skills needed to work productively in the UNIX environment.
Who will the Course Benefit?
Anyone who needs to understand and use the UNIX Operating System.
There are no formal pre-requisites for the UNIX Introduction course, although an understanding of and exposure to information technology is advantageous.
Skills Gained
The delegate will learn and acquire skills as follows:
- The history of the UNIX and Linux operating systems
- Navigating and creating files and directories within the UNIX filesystem
- Navigating and searching manual pages
- Structuring commands
- File and directory management commands
- Using commands with logical AND and OR
- Shell redirection and pipe facilities
- Editing text files using the vi / Vim editor
- Customising the vi / Vim environment
- Searching and replacing text and regular expressions (regex)
- Recalling and editing commands with the Bash and Korn Shell
- Setting and changing file and directory permissions
- Creating hard and symbolic links
- Filtering and formatting text
- Monitoring and killing processes and process priorities
- Configuring the Shell environment and variables
- The find and locate commands
- Further basic commands
UNIX Introduction Training Course
Course Introduction
- Administration and Course Materials
- Course Structure and Agenda
- Delegate and Trainer Introductions
Session 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE UNIX OPERATING SYSTEM
- A brief history of UNIX / Linux
- The UNIX / Linux kernel
- The UNIX / Linux file system structure
- File and directory management commands
- Absolute vs Relative Pathnames
- Further basic commands
- Exercise: Navigating the file system
Session 2: BASIC COMMANDS
- Command line syntax
- Basic file handling commands
- Basic Directory handling commands
- Filename wildcard characters
- Using commands with logical AND and OR
- Sequential command execution
- Exercise: Manipulating files and directories
Session 3: REDIRECTION AND PIPES
- Input and Output redirection
- Redirecting errors
- Piping commands
- Exercise: Using redirection and pipe facilities
UNIX Introduction Training Course
Session 4: INTRODUCTION TO THE vi/Vim EDITOR
- Overview of the vi/Vim editor
- The language of vi
- Undoing and Redoing changes
- Input Mode and Last Line Mode
- Further vi functions
- Executing commands within vi / Vim
- Customising the vi / Vim Environment
- Getting Help
- Exercises: Using the vi editor
Session 5: SEARCHING AND REPLACING TEXT
- Searching and replacing text using the vi/Vim editor
- Using regular expressions (regex)
- Using sed for search and replace
- Searching for text with grep, egrep and fgrep
- Exercises: Searching and Replacing Text
Session 6: RECALLING AND EDITING COMMANDS
- Overview
- The bash shell
- The korn shell
- Exercises: Recall and Edit Commands
Session 7: FILE PERMISSIONS AND ACCESS CONTROL
- Users and user groups
- File access permissions
- Changing file attributes
- Switching users and user groups
- Linking files
- Exercise: Setting and access permissions
UNIX Introduction Training Course
Session 8: FILTERING AND FORMATTING TEXT
- Overview
- The paste command
- The cut command
- An introduction to awk
- The nl command
- Exercises: Filtering Text
Session 9: PROCESSES
- What is a process?
- Monitoring processes
- Killing processes
- Background processes
- Job Control
- Grouping commands
- Exercise: Monitoring and controlling processes
Session 10: THE USER ENVIRONMENT
- Customising the .profile or .bash_profile
- Customising the .kshrc or .bashrc
- Exercise: Setting up an environment
Session 11: MORE BASIC COMMANDS
- The find command
- Using xargs command
- The locate command
- The df command
- The cut command
- The sort command
- Finding duplicate content
- Number sequencing
- Exercise: More Basic Commands
- Course technical content is subject to change without notice.
- Course content is structured as sessions, this does not strictly map to course timings. Concepts, content and practicals often span sessions.
Requirements
There are no formal pre-requisites for this UNIX Introduction training course, although an understanding of and exposure to information technology and an understanding of operating systems is required.
Further Learning
Course Reviews
John is the best lecturer I have ever had for a course. He took the time to answer our questions and as an non English speaker, I was glad he took the time to talk slowly and letting me understand everything. I really recommend his course. Very complete and interesting.
Seynabou - Digital Manager - Academic - November 2023
Course was very well run, John was excellent at delivering and making sure everyone understood.
Thomas - database administrator - NHS
Very good course overall. I now have further understanding about the course and feel more comfortable using the UNIX System. A big thanks to the trainer - very friendly character and a very good teacher. Would highly recommend.
Kelvin - Technical Operator - IT
Very clear instruction and guidance, have gained a good understanding of Unix. Both instruction and documentation has been great for me as I had no background knowledge of Unix or programming of any sort. This course will allow me to take on my new job role with greater competence and confidence. I would certainly recommend the course to others who might need it and will be considering more in depth courses in future.
Jonathan - Government
Superb Course, the trainer was brilliant and the details within the course easy to follow and understand.
Anthony - Control-M Admin - Broadcasting/TV/Film/Music
Really enjoyed the course which was quite a surprise as I tend to shy away from "technical" courses. The trainer was very knowledgeable and approachable for the whole 3 days and explained things in a way that was fairly easy to understand.
Karen - Business Systems Analyst - Utilities
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