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UNIX: Overview

Audience

Students interested in UNIX system administration or developing on a UNIX platform

Prerequisites

This is the first of the UNIX Foundation Technology courses and has no prerequisites

Course Aim

To introduce the student to UNIX

Learning Objectives

Understand the main features of UNIX. Understand how the many variants of UNIX came about. Conduct a first session on UNIX. Use the following commands: passwd, cat, date, cal, more, and groups . Understand the format of a UNIX command. Use the man pages.

Topics Covered

The UNIX operating system - Operating systems - UNIX operating system overview How UNIX developed - Development history - Portability and source A first session - Logging in and using passwords - Using simple commands - Hands-on: Viewing the contents of a file Understanding UNIX commands - Components - Using man pages - Hands-on: Finding out about a command