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About the course
The Linux open source operating system offers a wide range of graphical and command line tools that can be used to implement a high-performance, stable and inexpensive server. Throughout this course, you gain the essential knowledge and hands-on skills to leverage Linux for your organizational advantage. You learn to create, edit and search Linux files, control permissions and ownership, process and format text data, and use shell scripts to perform multiple tasks.
Objectives
After completing this course, the participant will be able to:
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Manage, control and automate Linux GNU open source tools
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Create, edit and search Linux files and directories
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Limit access within the file system by controlling permissions and ownership
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Combine GNU filter commands in pipelines to process and format text data
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Exploit Bash shell features to enhance the command line interface
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Perform multiple tasks in shell scripts
Prerequisites
To attend this course the participant must have the knowledge about these knowledge areas:
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Basic computer knowledge is assumed.
Linux Essential Course outline
Course outline
Introducing Linux
- The UNIX heritage
- Linux inception
- Linux kernel and GNU tools
- Open source licensing
- Distributions
Accessing the System
The GNOME desktop
- Customizing panels, launchers and applets
- Examining graphical applications
- Personalizing the terminal window
Starting at the command line
- Switching to console logins
- Performing a SSH login
- Structuring commands
Managing Files and Directories
Naming files and directories
- Contrasting full and relative pathnames
- Unraveling the file system hierarchy
- Handling files with cp and mv
Organizing files under directories
- Making and navigating directories
- Listing attributes with ls
- Browsing with GNOME Nautilus
Working with Linux files
- Accelerating command line usage with Bash wildcards
- Scrolling through files with GNU less
- Comparing files with diff
Controlling Access to Linux Resources
Defining access rights to files
- Identifying multiple users and groups
- Interpreting file and directory modes
- Adjusting access permissions: chmod
Collaborating via group membership
- Joining secondary groups
- Inheriting and changing group ownership
Adopting multiple roles
- Knowing who you are to the system
- Switching identity
- Changing passwords
- Raising privilege with su, sudo and setuid
Searching the system
- Locating files with find
- Finding pathnames with slocate
Manipulating streams
- Matching lines with GNU grep
- Selecting lines and fields using head, tail, gawk and cut
- Saving command output into files
- Connecting commands using pipes
Editing files and streams
- Automating stream edits with sed
- Creating and modifying files: vim, gedit
Leveraging Bash Shell Features
Customizing Bash behavior
- Setting options: noclobber, ignoreeof
- Assigning to built-in shell variables
- Aliasing commands
Initializing context
- Exporting variables to the environment
- Extending login and start-up scripts
Enhancing interactivity
- Retrieving and reusing previous commands
- Exploiting file name completion shortcuts
Automating Tasks with Shell Scripts
Invoking shell scripts
- Taking bash input from a file
- Calling scripts as commands
- Running scripts using source
- Passing positional parameters
Testing and controlling execution
- Checking exit status with if
- Verifying file attributes with conditionals
Executing Jobs and Processes
Monitoring processes with ps and top
- Launching multiple jobs
- Signaling with kill
Archiving and retrieving data
- Mounting storage devices
- Measuring free space
- Compressing with bzip and gzip
- Creating tar archives
System administration basics
- Installing Linux software
- Adding user accounts
- Adjusting network connections
- Changing the date and time
Hands-On Training
Throughout this course, you gain hands-on experience with the Linux operating system and GNU tools using Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Exercises include:
- Building, linking and removing Linux files and directories
- Setting and testing file permissions
- Customizing start-up scripts for enhanced Bash interactivity
- Running shell scripts for automation
- Processing, formatting and searching for text in files
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