AIX Basics (5 day)

About this class

Programmers, administrators and support personnel who need to understand the AIX Operating system, existing shell scripts, automate procedures and write their own utilities.

This course introduces the delegate to the main concepts of the AIX Operating System. The most commonly used commands are described in detail, as are the command line wildcard and redirection facilities. The mechanisms by which a user acquires a login environment are discussed and the main features of both the Bourne and Korn Shells are introduced.

It is designed to give delegates practical experience in developing and writing shell scripts. Most of the built-in Bourne and Korn shell commands are introduced together with the main program control structures.

Who will the lesson benefit?

Programmers, administrators and support personnel who need to understand the AIX Operating system, existing shell scripts, automate procedures and write their own utilities.

What delegates will learn

• Creating, copying, renaming, moving and deleting files and directories
• Using the shell's redirection and pipe facilities
• Editing text files using the vi editor
• Setting and changing access permissions on files
• Monitoring and controlling their own processes
• Using the basic file and text searching utilities
• Customising their own login environment
• Writing simple scripts to enhance basic command output
• Using the various shell quoting mechanisms appropriately
• Manipulating shell variables and user-defined variables in scripts
• Implementing conditional execution facilities
• Using the shell's built-in loop constructs where appropriate
• Writing scripts to trap user interrupts
• Developing menu-driven shell scripts

What prerequisites are required

This course has the following prerequisites:

• An understanding of IT is required.

Contents of this class

• Introduction to the Unix Operating System
• The AIX File System
• Basic Commands
• Redirection and Pipes
• The vi Editor
• File Access Control
• Processes
• More Basic Commands
• The User Environment
• AIX Command Review
• Getting Started
• Using Quotes
• Using Variables
• Handling Run Time Input
• Condition Testing
• Loop Constructs
• Multi-Branch Decisions
• Interrupt Handling
• Additional Features and Facilities