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LINUX Fundamentals



Course Aims
This course covers the competencies and skills identified as key to intending Linux users and developers. The course aims are to give readers a good understanding of the Linux operating system sufficient to meet the needs of application developers. Providing hands-on experience, on completion of the course the reader will be able to; understand the concepts underlying Linux; use a variety of commands, tools and utilities; program the command interpreter (shell); understands the file system; and carry out basic text manipulation.
Assumed Knowledge
Familiarity with basic computing and programming concepts is required as gained from working in a PC or mainframe environment. Knowledge of another operating system would be an advantage. Limited knowledge of Linux gained in a user environment would be beneficial.
Course Audience
Power users, programmers and developers working in a Linux environment. Software and hardware engineers who need a grounding in the Linux system. Systems Administrators who will work on Linux systems.

This course can be found in the following categories:
Course Library > Unix

Table of Contents
Introduction
  		• The History of Unix and Linux
  		• The Features of Linux
     
    The Structure of Linux
  		• The Linux System
  		• The Shell
  		• Users
  		• The Linux File System
  		• File Types
  		• File Structure
  		• Naming Conventions
  		• Suffix Conventions
  		• Pathname
     
    Accessing the System
  		• Logging On
  		• The Login Process
  		• Exiting from the System
     
    The Linux Command
  		• Command Line Syntax
  		• Multi-Processing
  		• passwd
  		• man - online manual
     
    Process Control
  		• who
  		• ps - process status
  		• kill
  		• su - substitute user
     
    Directory and File Commands
  		• pwd - print working directory
  		• cd - change directory
  		• ls - list
  		• Wild Cards - File Name Generation
  		• mkdir - make directory
  		• rmdir - remove directory
  		• cp - copy
  		• mv - move
  		• rm - remove
  		• ln - link
  		• chmod - change mode of access
  		• Symbolic Mode
  		• Absolute Mode
  		• umask - user mask
  		• chown - change owner
  		• chgrp - change group
     
    The vi Editor
  		• Starting vi
  		• Arguments
  		• Exiting vi
  		• Modes of Operation
  		• Command Mode
  		• Cursor Movement
  		• The Screen Commands
  		• Searching
  		• Edit Mode
  		• Text Insertion
  		• Text Deletion
  		• Text Modification
  		• Text Movement
  		• Named Buffers
  		• Special Commands
  		• ex Escape Commands
  		• Command Addressing
  		• Delete
  		• Write
  		• Read
  		• Next File
  		• Shell Commands
  		• Search and Replace
  		• Regular Expressions
  		• The set Command
  		• Switch Options
  		• String Options
    I/O Manipulation
  		• Standard Input and Output
  		• Input/Output Redirection
  		• /dev/null
  		• The file Utility
  		• cat - concatenate and print
  		• pr - print files
  		• more
  		• Print Files on a Printer
  		• Examining the Print Queue
  		• Remove Print Requests
  		• Pipes
  		• Background Commands
  		• No Hangup
     
    File Manipulation
  		• wc - word count
  		• grep - global regular expression printer
  		• sort
  		• cut
  		• find
  		• Criteria
  		• Actions
  		• Examples
     
    Communications
  		• write
  		• mesg
  		• wall - write to all
  		• mail
  		• Sending Mail
  		• Reading Mail
  		• news
     
    Appendix 1 - Answers to the Exercises
  		• Appendix 1 - Answers to the Exercises
     
    Appendix 2 - Unix Standards
  		• Appendix 2 - Unix Standards
     
    Appendix 3 - The set Command Options
  		• Appendix 3 - The set Command Options
     
    Appendix 4 - Suggested Reading
  		• Appendix 4 - Suggested Reading
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