CIS 90, Introduction to UNIX/Linux

Incomes
The following are the computer skills you should have to succeed in this course:

Keyboard skills: you must be able to use the keyboard to provide input and interact with the computer
Familiarity with a command line interface
Process electronic mail: you must be comfortable with the concepts of reading, replying, saving and sending email.
Use a text editor: ability to open, read, write text documents
Describe the general requirements and functions of an Operating System
Relate computer components, such as memory, storage, and central processing unit, to the resources they manage
Use the industry vocabulary to differentiate hardware from software, input from output, and programs from processes
Outcomes
The following are the skills you will acquire upon successful completion of this course; students will be able to:

Execute approximately 50 of the most common UNIX commands from the keyboard using correct command syntax
Use online manual pages to determine what commands are required to perform a particular task and how to use those commands
Navigate the UNIX file hierarchy by changing the current working directory to any predefined location
Manage multiple file types by viewing, copying, moving, renaming, creating, and removing files and directories
Use a UNIX based text editor to create and edit configuration and scripting files
Use the UNIX/Linux mail environment to write, send, receive, and save electronic messages
Ensure the security and privacy of user files by setting and changing file and directory permissions
Use the UNIX features of file redirection and pipelines to control the flow of data to and from various commands
Create, remove, and schedule UNIX processes to maintain efficient and steady use of the central processing unit
Transfer data from one UNIX system to another and print a hard copy of textual data
Select an appropriate UNIX/Linux shell environment to fit the needs of a user and customize the configuration files for that environment
Complete a simple shell script application that allows a user to select from a menu system of multiple functions

Lesson 1: An Overview of the Unix/Linux Operating System

Define what is meant by an operating system.
List the primary functions of an operating system.
Describe the basic components of a Unix system.
Be able to log on and off of a Unix system in a secure manner.
Identify three types of user interfaces offered by Red Hat Linux.
Perform simple tasks by entering commands.

Lesson 2: Simple Commands

Access the command-line interface.
Be able to set and view shell variables.
Know the shell's special characters for entering commands.
Distinguish the roles of the shell with those of other system commands.
Know the three parts of the general command syntax.
Be able to enter simple commands with options and arguments.
Know how to use the manual pages to get help on commands.

Lesson 3: Electronic Mail

Know how to use the ls command with it's options
Be able to write messages to each other using mesg and write
Know how to use Unix mail to:

Create and send a new mail message
Read and arrange your mail
Save a mail message
Reply to and forward a mail message

Lesson 4: The UNIX File System

Demonstrate knowledge of the Unix directory hierarchy by locating and accessing files within the directory structure
Know how to navigate the directory hierarchy using the cd and ls commands
Know the three elements of a file and why each is necessary
Be able to use appropriate Unix commands to view the type and content of files
Use filename expansion characters to specify groups of files.

Lesson 5: Review for Exam 1

This multiple choice exam covers lessons 1,2,3 and 4

Know the roles of each of the three components of the UNIX operating system
Know the meaning and use of commands, options and arguments
Know how to send and receive an electronic mail on UNIX
Know the terminology describing the UNIX file system
Be able to navigate the UNIX file system
Be able to use the special filename expansion characters provided by the shell

Lesson 6: Managing UNIX Files

Know the three elements of a Unix file, and where each is stored.
Be able to distinguish between text, data, programs, and directory files.
Know how the xxd command can be used to look at data files.
Be able to manage the files in your home directory using:

mkdir
rmdir
mv
cp
ln
rm

Lesson 7: File Permissions

Be able to reassign user and group file ownerships
Identify permissions for ordinary and directory files
Use chmod to set and change file permissions
Define the default permissions for new files

Lesson 8: Input and Output Processing

Identify the three open files an executing program is given when started.
Be able to redirect input from files and output to files
Define the terms pipe, filter, and tee
Use pipes and tees to combine multiple commands
Know how to use the following useful UNIX commands:

find
grep
wc
sort
spell

Lesson 9: UNIX Processes

Define a UNIX process
Explain the life cycle of a process
View status information on your processes
Run processes in the background using job control
Use signals to terminate processes
Use the at command to distribute process load

Lesson 10: Exam 2

This multiple choice exam covers lessons 5, 7 and 8

Know how to create, remove, copy, move, rename and find UNIX files
Know how to control the access to UNIX files and directories through read write and execute permissions
Know the meaning of stdin, stdout, and stderr;

Know how to combine UNIX commands with pipes and tees

Lesson 11: Editing with `vi`

Explain the difference between a text editor and a word processor
Know how to create, read in, and write out files from within vi
Be able to scroll up and down quickly through a text document and be able to position the cursor in any desired location.
Be able to cut, copy, paste and undo the editing of characters, words and lines
Be able to search and replace, and correct spelling errors
Be able to use vi to create a simple shell script and to edit a mail message.

Lesson 12: The Shell Environment and Printing

Know how to print text files in UNIX
- lpstat - obtain status information about the print system
- lp - spool print jobs to the printer of your choice
- cancel - be able to cancel a particular print job
Know how the shell environment is inherited by UNIX processes
- set, env - be able to view shell variables and their values
- export - know the effect of exporting variables
- know the use of the dot and exec commands when executing shell scripts
Be able to modify your .profile file to customize your environment.

Lesson 13: Shell Scripting

Describe two differences between C shell and Bash shell environments
Know how to create and execute shell scripts, both explicity and implicitly
Explain the two ways that shell environment variables may be initialized
Know how to prompt the user for input and how to read that input from standard input.

CIS 90, Introduction to UNIX/Linux

Course Outline and Objectives

Lesson 1: An Overview of the Unix/Linux Operating System

Lesson 2: Simple Commands

Lesson 3: Electronic Mail

Lesson 4: The UNIX File System

Lesson 5: Review for Exam 1

Lesson 6: Managing UNIX Files

Lesson 7: File Permissions

Lesson 8: Input and Output Processing

Lesson 9: UNIX Processes

Lesson 10: Exam 2

Lesson 11: Editing with vi

Lesson 12: The Shell Environment and Printing

Lesson 13: Shell Scripting

Lesson 11: Editing with `vi`