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Course Guide
AIX Basics
Course code AN10G   ERC 6.0
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Contents

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Contents
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Course description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

Unit 1. Getting started with AIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Unit 2. Files and directories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Unit 3. The vi editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Unit 4. Using files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Unit 5. File permissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Unit 6. Shell basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Unit 7. Using shell variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Unit 8. Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

Unit 9. Customizing the user environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

Unit 10. AIX utilities: Part I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1

Unit 11. AIX utilities: Part II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1

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Trademarks

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Trademarks
The reader should recognize that the following terms, which appear in the content of this training
document, are official trademarks of IBM or other companies:
IBM, the IBM logo, and ibm.com are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business
Machines Corp., registered in many jurisdictions worldwide.
The following are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation, registered in many
jurisdictions worldwide:
AIX 5L™ AIX 6™ AIX®
Initiate® Notes® PartnerWorld®
Power Systems™ Power® POWER7®
POWER8®
Adobe is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United
States, and/or other countries.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries, or both.
Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other
countries, or both.
UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries.
Other product and service names might be trademarks of IBM or other companies.

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Course description

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Course description
AIX Basics

Duration: 3 days

Purpose
This course enables students to perform everyday tasks using the AIX operating system.

Important

This course consists of several independent modules. The modules, including the lab exercises,
stand on their own and do not depend on any other content.

Audience
This course is suitable for anyone who requires basic AIX user skills. This course is also a
prerequisite for students who plan to attend the AIX System Administration courses.

Prerequisites
Students attending this course should be familiar with basic information technology (IT) concepts
and the role of an operating system.

Objectives
• Log in to an AIX system and set a user password
• Use AIX on-line documentation
• Manage AIX files and directories
• Describe the purpose of the shell
• Use the vi editor
• Execute common AIX commands and manage AIX processes
• Customize the working environment
• Use common AIX utilities

Contents
• Getting started with AIX
• Files and directories

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Course description

pref • The vi editor

• Using files
• File permissions
• Shell basics
• Using shell variables
• Processes
• Customizing the user environment
• AIX utilities

Curriculum relationship
• This course is the first course in the AIX curriculum and is a prerequisite for all the training
paths.

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Agenda

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Agenda

Note

The following unit and exercise durations are estimates, and might not reflect every class
experience.

(00:20) Welcome
(01:30) Unit 1: Getting started with AIX
(01:30) Exercise 1: Getting started with AIX
(01:15) Unit 2: Files and directories
(00:30) Exercise 2: Files and directories
(00:45) Unit 3: The vi editor
(00:45) Exercise 3: The vi editor
(00:40) Unit 4: Using files
(00:45) Exercise 4: Using files
(01:00) Unit 5: File permissions
(00:45) Exercise 5: File permissions
(01:00) Unit 6: Shell basics
(00:45) Exercise 6: Shell basics
(00:40) Unit 7: Using shell variables
(00:45) Exercise 7: Using shell variables
(01:15) Unit 8: Processes
(00:45) Exercise 8: Processes
(00:30) Unit 9: Customizing the user environment
(00:30) Exercise 9: Customizing the user environment
(00:55) Unit 10: AIX utilities: Part I
(00:30) Exercise 10: AIX utilities: Part 1
(00:25) Unit 11: AIX utilities: Part 2
(00:30) Exercise 11: AIX utilities: Part 2

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Unit 1. Getting started with AIX

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Unit 1. Getting started with AIX

Estimated time
01:30

Overview
This unit is an introduction to the course, AIX Basics, AIX commands, and AIX documentation.

How you will check your progress

• Student activity
• Review questions
• Exercises

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Unit 2. Files and directories

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Unit 2. Files and directories

Estimated time
01:15

Overview
This unit introduces basic concepts for files and directories.

How you will check your progress

• Student activity
• Review questions
• Exercises

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Unit 3. The vi editor

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Unit 3. The vi editor

Estimated time
00:45

Overview
This unit is an introduction to the vi editor. It describes how to begin an edit session, add text,
remove text, and save text within a file.

How you will check your progress

• Student activity
• Review questions
• Exercises

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Unit 4. Using files

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Unit 4. Using files

Estimated time
00:40

Overview
This unit introduces useful commands to be used when working with AIX files.

How you will check your progress

• Student activity
• Review questions
• Exercises

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Unit 5. File permissions

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Unit 5. File permissions

Estimated time
01:00

Overview
This unit introduces the students to the concept of protecting files from unauthorized access by
controlling a file's permissions.

How you will check your progress

• Student activity
• Review questions
• Exercises

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Unit 6. Shell basics

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Unit 6. Shell basics

Estimated time
01:00

Overview
This unit introduces the major functions available within shells.

How you will check your progress

• Student activity
• Review questions
• Exercises

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Unit 7. Using shell variables

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Unit 7. Using shell variables

Estimated time
00:40

Overview
This unit introduces variables and quoting metacharacters.

How you will check your progress

• Review questions
• Exercises

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Unit 8. Processes

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Unit 8. Processes
Estimated time
01:15

Overview
This unit introduces processes, their environment, and how processes are created. The unit also
includes shell scripts and how they are run.

How you will check your progress

• Review questions
• Exercises

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Unit 9. Customizing the user environment

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Unit 9. Customizing the user

environment
Estimated time
00:30

Overview
This unit demonstrates how users’ environments can be customized to meet their specific
preferences.

How you will check your progress

• Review questions
• Exercises

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Unit 10. AIX utilities: Part I

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Unit 10. AIX utilities: Part I

Estimated time
00:55

Overview
This unit covers a selection of useful commands that can be used to perform specific tasks.

How you will check your progress

• Review questions
• Exercises

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Unit 11. AIX utilities: Part II

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Unit 11. AIX utilities: Part II

Estimated time
00:50

Overview
This unit discusses other helpful utilities that can be used in the AIX environment.

How you will check your progress

• Review questions
• Exercises

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