ATI's Introduction to Linux course

Summary: This is the first in a series of courses focusing on the LINUX Operating System. It is vendor neutral with an emphasis on the latest version of RedHat Linux. A comprehensive study of Linux is undertaken. Topics include Linux evolution, graphical environments, terminal interfaces and bash, the file system, file manipulation commands, data manipulation commands, editors, software tools, networking tools, and system administration tools. The course is supplemented with many hands-on exercises that reinforce the lectures. Prerequisites: Students are required to have some familiarity with an operating system such as DOS or Windows. Who Should Attend: This course is intended for programmers, end users, managers, and future system administrators. Benefits of Attendance: Students will be able to: understand the relationship between UNIX and LINUX; log in and out of the system; use the various components of the GNOME desktop; perform work using terminal shell windows; navigate through the file system; get help using the on-line manual; use the rich set of LINUX file management utilities; edit files using the 'vi' editor; use network utilities including ftp and telnet; use the bash shell for a wide variety of functions; write fundamental bash scripts; kill processing through knowledge of the process tree; launch and control jobs; understand the role of the system administrator; use the robust set of software tools; use the Nautilus graphical shell; and launch applications graphically. Course Outline: Chapter 1: Introduction Brief UNIX History Linux + GNU Commercialization of Linux UNIX/Linux Time Line GNU, FSF, and the GPL Linux Advantage Chapter 2: Getting Started Logging in to Linux Working in Linux The Gnome Display Terminal Windows - The Shell Nautilus Gnome Applications Terminal Window Interface Shell Command Lines The man Command Linux Architecture Chapter 3: The Linux Filesystem Filesystems Home Directories Directory Commands: pwd, dir, rmdir, cd, ls The /etc/passwd file The /etc/group file File and Directory Access Permissions chmod umask Chapter 4: Shell Fundamentals Shell Functionality Shell Variables The PATH Variable The Command Line Command History Command Substitution File Name Expansion Characters Standard Output Standard Error Standard Input Pipes Aliases Functions Quoting Control Sequences Other Shell Features Chapter 5: File Manipulation Commands cat ls cp mv ln rm wc find The vi editor vi Commands Chapter 6: Linux Filters Perspective grep sort head and tail tr cut od paste split uniq xargs sed awk more and less tee lp Chapter 7: Processes What is a Process? Properties of a process Processes Creation ps Job Control Signals kill nohup Chapter 8: Shell Programming Shells Scripting Rationale Creating a bash Script bash Startup Files A Script's Environment Exporting Variables Exit Status Programming the Shell Parameter Passing Operators if Arithmetic Looping Constructs Input and Output Interrupts Chapter 9: Networking Applications TCP/IP The Client/Server Model Ports DNS NFS ping ftp telnet ssh Chapter 10: Software Tools C Language and UNIX Creating Programs in C Creating a Library Using the Library Static vs. Shared Libraries make Revision Control CVS Other Languages Chapter 11: System Administration Duties of the System Administrator Bringing Up the System Shutting Down the System Adding Users The /dev Directory The find Command Backing Up Files cpio tar Filesystem Commands - mount Filesystem Commands - df Filesystem Commands - du at and crontab Managing Software Chapter 12: Using the Graphical Environment The X Window System A Picture of Several X Clients XFree86T The GNOME Desktop Environment Window Managers Windows Operations Nautilus - The Linux File Manager A Graphical Depiction of Nautilus Launching Applications through Nautilus Office Applications Tuition: Tuition for this course is $2000 per person at one of our scheduled public courses. Onsite pricing is available. Government personnel qualify for reduced rates. Please call us at 410-956-8805 or send an email to ati@ATIcourses.com. Register Now Without Obligation