
A 2 day introduction to the Linux command line environment for staff working with Linux servers and/or workstations. The course covers the Linux shell command line (Bash and Korn Shell), filename wildcards, I/O redirection, pipelines, filesystem structure, process environment, common filter commands, using X-Windows applications and customizing the login environment. The focus is on an improved understanding of the shell’s command line parsing mechanism, as well as familiarity with the most commonly used Linux utilities. Optionally this course can be customized by combining it with the companion course Linux Shell Scripting.

This class is a comprehensive introduction to the Linux operating system. You will learn about the command line environment on Linux servers and/or workstations. We will be see how to work with files, work with processes. You will see I/O redirection, pipelines, the filesystem structure. Commands such as find, sed, awk, grep and other important commands will be discussed in detail along with regular expressions. You will also be introduced to how security works in Linux. On the final day, you will be introduced to shell scripting and you will learn how to write effective shell scripts.

A 3 day course describing how to develop Linux shell scripts using the programming features of the Bash or Korn shells. This course covers the shell command line, command line parsing, meta characters, I/O redirection, pipelines, quotes, variable substitution, conditional flow control, looping, process substitution. The focus is on using best practices and techniques to develop professional quality scripts. Optionally this course can be customized by combining it with the companion course Linux Command Line Essentials.


