UNIX and Linux Essentials

COURSE TOPICS

1. Course Introduction

• Course Introduction

2. Introduction to the UNIX and Linux Environments

• Introduction to the UNIX and Linux Environments
• User Accounts
• Executing Commands from the Command Line

3. Working with Files and Directories

• Working with Files and Directories
• Viewing File Contents
• Copying and Moving Files and Directories
• Creating and Removing Files and Directories
• Types of Links: Symbolic and Hard
• Searching for Files and Directories
• Searching for Files Using locate Command
• Searching Within Files: grep Command

4. Using the vim Editor

• Using the vim Editor
• Modifying Files by Using the vim Editor
• Searching for and Substituting (Replacing) Text Within a File

5. Using Features Within the Bash Shell

• Using Features Within the Bash Shell
• Shell Metacharacters
• Pipe Symbol
• Using Variables in the Bash Shell to Store Values
• Displaying the Command History
• Customizing the User’s Work Environment

6. Using Basic File Permissions

• Using Basic File Permissions
• Changing Ownership
• Changing Permissions
• Changing Permissions: Octal Mode
• Modifying Default Permissions

7. Performing Basic Process Control

• Performing Basic Process Control
• Terminating a Process

8. Using Advanced Shell Features in Shell Scripts

• Using Advanced Shell Features in Shell Scripts
• Shell Functions
• Shell Options
• Writing Shell Scripts
• Creating a Shell Script
• Checking the Exit Status
• File Test Comparison Operators
• How to Test/Debug a Shell Script
• The if Statement Additional Syntax
• Looping Constructs
• The while (True) Loop Statement

9. Archiving, Compressing, and Performing Remote File Transfers

• Archiving, Compressing, and Performing Remote File Transfers
• Extracting a tar Archive
• Performing Remote Connections and File Transfers
• OpenSSH and Remote Network Connections
• Using Secure Shell (ssh) for Remote Login
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP): Introduction