1.

Know the BASICS of UNIX ( basic commands)

2. Should be comfortable with navigating through unix directories and files.
3. Should know atleast the following basic commands:
http://www.math.utah.edu/computing/unix/unix-commands.html
4. Should be comfortable with Vi EDITOR. (This is very important)
The following is the summary of basic commands in Vi Editor
http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/software/unixgeneral/vi101.html
5. Should be comfortable with the types of variables we use in Shell scripting
The following is a summary of types of variables and their scope.
http://linuxgazette.net/133/cherian.html
6. Should be able to know how to write a shell script. Also he should be able to
understand the existing shell script and debug incase of issues.
The following link provides information on how to write shell script:
http://www.hsrl.rutgers.edu/ug/shell_help.html