Unix for Busy People
This is a course I thought at a previous employer (fictitiously referred to as Yoyodyne) some time ago. You can see how dated it is. I leave it here for posterity and perhaps for fun.
Course Description
- A study of modern Unix) derived systems for business customers who are end users of a Unix system. This course is not geared for users who are primary Unix users however it is a good start for a beginning primary user. This course is geared towards Solaris and Redhat Linux although it is generic enough to apply to all post 2002 Unix derived operating systems.
- This course is not an advocacy course. You won't be bored with the history of this or that other than which is essential to a good understand of the philosophy of the way Unix systems work in general.
Textbook (highly recommended):
- Sams Teach Yourself Unix in 24 Hours (4th Edition) by Dave Taylor (Downloads from book)
Student Learning Outcomes
- To provide the student with information about the philosophy of Unix derived operating systems.
- To provide overview of commands related to everyday use of the Unix operating systems.
- To provide information on the Unix file systems and directory structure.
- To provide information on obtaining further help with more advanced and also programming topics.
- To provide information on free and open source software and advocacy.
Course outline and handouts
- All reading assignments should be completed by the date to the left of the assignment.
| Class | Topic | Reading assignment | Handout | Lab | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Unix Philosophy and it's different flavors and account assignments | Hour 1 | Unix for Busy People - Introduction | None | Read Basics of the Unix Philosophy |
| 2 | Logging in, Secure Shell and the Network | Read Hours 2 & 21 | Unix for Busy People - Logging in, Secure Shell and the Network | ||
| 3 | File systems, files, directories and devices | Read Hour 3 | Unix for Busy People - File systems, files, directories and devices | ||
| 4 | File and disk management and locating files | Read Hours 4, 6 & 22 | |||
| 5 | Users, superusers, groups, su and sudo | No reading assignment this week. Review the handout instead. | |||
| 6 | Security and permissions | Read Hour 5 | |||
| 7 | Logins, Jobs and Process | No reading assignment this week. Review the handout instead | |||
| 8 | Pipes, redirection and stream | Read Hours 8 & 9 | |||
| 9 | Text editing, manipulation and filters (sed, grep, awk and tr) | Read Hour 10 | |||
| 10 | Scheduling, jobs, batch, cron and printing | Read Hour 15 | |||
| 11 | Customizing, shells, shortcuts, environment, profile, scripts and running programs | Read Hours 13 and 14 | |||
| 12 | Messaging and email, Intro to shell scripting and automation | Read Hours 20, 16 & 17 | |||
| 13 | Archiving and backups. scp, rsync and copying files off system. | Read Hour 19 | |||
| 14 | Archiving and backups. scp, rsync and copying files off system. | Read Hour 19 and review Hour 6 | |||
| 15 | Troubleshooting, how to get help on more advanced topics | None | |||
| 16 | Individual make-up and Q&A. Open session | None |