Learning Power Tools for Linux/UNIX/Mac
This course will teach participants some of the powerful tools available to Linux/UNIX/Mac users.
Users should have taken or be familiar with all the content of the Introduction to Linux/UNIX class.
Topics covered will include shell shortcuts, common tools and the UNIX/Linux file system.
Course Goals
- Brief introduction to X Window desktops
- Become a more effective UNIX user
- Shell short cuts and techniques
- Customize the user environment
- Process/job control
- Sharing resources
- File and Data manipulation utilities
- Printing
Example commands are shown like this
Many commands are shown with links to the man pages (ls
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Output from commands is shown like this
Optional items are shown in brackets, [ like this ]
Some descriptions in these notes have more detail available,
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Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
Usenet signature, 1987
-Henry Spencer