Unix OS Fundamentals: An Introduction to Unix

Overview/Description
Unix is one of the most widely used operating systems in the world. It has gained success in personal use markets, such as desktop PCs (with Unix-based operating systems like Linux and Mac OS X), and in smartphones with the Android operating system. Used by individuals, companies, and organizations for a variety of applications, commercial Unix systems include Oracle Solaris, IBM AIX, and HP-UX. This course is an overview that introduces the learner to the basics of Unix, including a brief history of Unix and the various brands of Unix and Linux; the various implementations of Unix, either in a network or single workstation environment; Unix's basic user interfaces, from command line to the X Window System; and some fundamental Unix commands, such as logging in or out of a Unix system and performing basic Unix file operations.

Target Audience
Individuals and companies who want to get a thorough grounding in Unix principles and operation

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives

Unix OS Fundamentals: An Introduction to Unix

• start the course
• describe the historical development of Unix
• describe the current status of Unix development
• recognize the basic principles of Unix
• describe the open source model and how it relates to Unix
• describe portability in a Unix environment
• describe the benefits, features, and differences of Unix and Linux
• describe Unix standards
• recognize the advantages of Unix as a server operating system
• describe the features of Unix in a network environment
• describe the features of Unix on standalone machines
• describe the basic features of the Unix command line
• describe the Unix X Window System as a framework for GUI systems
• describe Unix GUI functionality
• recognize how the Unix shell processes including using expansion and substitution
• join commands on the command line using & and pipe characters
• recognize how to store commands in a script
• recognize the function of a shell in Unix, how to determine what shells are available, and how to change between them
• recognize the features of Bourne shells, including sh and bash
• recognize the features of C shells, including csh and tcsh
• recognize the features of Korn shells, including ksh and dtksh
• recognize the text editor options for script creation in Unix systems, including vi, emacs, and gedit
• create a basic Unix shell script
• use conventions to name a shell script and save it
• execute a Unix shell script
• describe the input and output structure of Unix commands, use the command line with > and < characters, and run commands in the background
• chain commands together on the Unix command line with the ampersand and pipe characters
• use parentheses to group commands for conditional execution
• understand the origins and basic principles of Unix