Course Name: UNIX Shell Programming
Course Length: 3 days
Description: UNIX provides a powerful programming language called the shell. This course teaches you how to create and execute shell procedures. Shell procedures are easy to write and result in immense time savings on the job.
What You Will Learn: You will learn the
skills required for developing basic and intermediate-level Korn shell
scripts. It begins with a summary of the concepts and operators that make
the Korn shell one of the most powerful scripting environments in UNIX and
Linux today. Emphasis is placed on
developing practical shell scripts.
Who Will Benefit From This Course: Anyone who works with UNIX on a daily basis and desires to improve their shell programming skills.
Course Outline:
·
Overview:
ü
full and relative pathnames
ü
redirection
· redirect standard output
· redirect standard error output
· redirect standard input
ü
pipes
ü echo
ü
filename generation
·
Variables
ü creation and assignment
ü evaluation
ü names
ü command line arguments
ü positional parameters
ü shift command
ü set command
ü system variables
ü quoting
· single quote
· double quote
· backslash
ü interactive shell procedures
ü read
ü export
· Conditional Constructs:
ü multiway branch (case)
ü non-interactive procedure
ü interactive procedure
· read command
ü if
ü
else
ü elif
ü
test
command
·
Miscellaneous
Constructs
ü
command
substitution
ü
background
process
ü
parameter
substitution
ü
&&
and || operators
ü
command
grouping
·
Looping
ü
while
ü
until
ü
break
ü
continue
ü
for
Exercises: Many practical exercises are integrated into the course to maximize the learning experience. If the students have a practical work related problem, these can usually be incorporated into the course as well.
Course Prerequisites: UNIX Basics or equivalent work experience.
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