Linux fundamentals training course description

An introduction to using the Linux operating system with a focus on the command line. Appropriate for all versions of Linux. The starting point for all Linux work, we concentrate on the technical aspects rather than issues such as using browsers. The course is heavily practical in nature.

The course can be run on any Linux distribution you wish.

What will you learn

• Describe Linux.
• Log in and use Linux commands to perform a variety of tasks from manipulating and printing files to looking at and killing processes.
• Create and edit files with vi.
• Recognise the role of the administrator.
• Write simple shell scripts.
• Customise the user environment.

Linux fundamentals training course details

Linux fundamentals training course contents

• What is Linux?

Operating systems, Linux flavours, Linux distributions, open source software.

• Getting started

Logging in, changing passwords, logging out.

• Linux basics

Command structure. The Linux manuals, basic commands (who, date, tty, uname, echo, banner...)

• Filesystem commands

Home directories, manipulating files and directories, Filesystem layout, Pathnames, hard and symbolic links. Viewing files.

• The Linux editors

ed, vi, shell escapes, .exrc

• Extracting data from files

grep, find, cut, sort and paste...

• Permissions

Theory, chmod, chown, newgrp..

• Processes

ps, kill, background processes, at, exec, priorities. Managing Linux log files.

• The Shell

Metacharacters, piping and redirection.

• Basic shell scripting

What are shell scripts? Simple scripts, control structures. Variables. Arguments.

• Customising your environment

Environmental variables, stty, .profile and other startup files

• More shell features

Bash and other shells, the history facility, command line editing, aliases, job control, miscellaneous features.

• Introduction to administration

The root user, su. Managing users and groups

• Archiving files

Backups, tar, cpio, dd, gzip.

• Linux and hardware

Main hardware components, Linux device drivers.

• Connecting to a network

IP configuration, ifconfig, ping, netstat, traceroute, dig.

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