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Introduction to AIX
Interface to hardware
AIX Kernel
Manages processes
Process 1 User sarah
Process 2
Process 3
Log in to AIX
Shell $ command1
Working with the
$ command2
Shell
$ who
Communicate
$ mail sarah
with others
$ man mail
$ infocenter Getting help
Working with
File System DATA directories
Protect
Copy, Move, Delete Edit, Print
The vi editor is available
on most UNIX platforms
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Activity: Fill in the blanks
IBM Power Systems
Interface to
K______
hardware
User's
S_____
interface
F___ Access to
S______ data
Features:
Wildcards Programming
Variables Shell language
...
file1
Windows
Mouse
Pointer Icons
Common Desktop
AIX Windows
Environment (CDE)
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Checkpoint
IBM Power Systems
2. Which part of the operating system does the user interact with?
a. Shell
b. Kernel
2. Which part of the operating system does the user interact with?
a. Shell
b. Kernel
The answer is Shell.
3. Which editor is available across most UNIX platforms?
The answer is vi.