Introduction

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 Overview

• Course goals
• Course agenda
• Introductions
• Your learning center
• Your practice environment

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 Course Goals

The goals of this course are to:

• Provide you with the basic UNIX skills and knowledge to
successfully perform simple tasks in an Oracle Solaris 11
or Oracle Linux environment
– Work with files and directories
– Use the vi editor to create and modify files
– Use commands within the default shell
– View and modify file and directory permissions
– Manage processes
– Use advanced shell features in shell scripts
– Archive files and perform remote file transfer
• Provide you with some meaningful practices around the
areas covered in this course

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 Course Agenda: Day 1

• Lesson 1: Course Introduction

• Lesson 2: Introduction to the UNIX environments
– Describe the UNIX & Linux operating systems
– Execute commands from the command line
• Lesson 3: Working with Files and Directories
– Determine your location in the directory structure
– View file content
– Copy and move files and directories
– Create and remove files and directories
– Search for files and directories

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 Course Agenda: Day 2

• Lesson 4: Using the vi (vim) editor

– Access the vi editor
– Modify files with the vi editor
• Lesson 5: Using Commands Within the Default Shell
– Use shell expansion for generating shell tokens
– Use shell metacharacters for command redirection
– Use variables in the Bash shell to store values
– Display the command history
– Customize the user’s work environment
• Lesson 6: Using Basic File Permissions
– View file and directory permissions
– Change permissions
– Modify default permissions

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 Course Agenda: Day 3

• Lesson 7: Performing Basic Process Control

– Describe a process and its attributes
– Manage processes
• Lesson 8: Using Advanced Shell Features in Shell Scripts
– Use advanced shell features
– Write shell scripts
• Lesson 9: Archiving Files and Performing Remote Transfer
– Archive and retrieve files
– Compress, view, and uncompress files
– Perform remote connections and file transfers

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 Introductions

• Name
• Company affiliation
• Title, function, and job responsibility
• Experience related to the topics presented in this course
• Reasons for enrolling in this course
• Expectations from this course

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 Your Learning Center

• Logistics
– Restrooms
– Break rooms and designated smoking areas
• Cafeterias and restaurants in the area
• Emergency evacuation procedures
• Instructor contact information
• Cell phone usage
• Online course attendance confirmation form

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 Your Practice Environment

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