Linux Fundamentals - 5 days online classroom

Course timeline

1. Day 1

   Session 1: Introduction to Linux

   • Linux and UNIX fundamentals
   • Linux kernel and file system structure
   • File and directory management
   • Absolute and relative paths
   • Command-line navigation exercises

   Session 2: Basic Commands

   • Command-line syntax
   • File and directory operations
   • Wildcards and command execution
   • Logical operators and sequencing commands
   • Hands-on command exercises

   Session 3: Redirection & Pipes

   • Input and output redirection
   • Error redirection and piping commands
   • Practical exercises with pipes and redirection

2. Day 2

   Session 4: vi/Vim Editor Fundamentals

   • Introduction to vi/Vim
   • Editing modes and core commands
   • Undo, redo, and customization
   • Executing commands and accessing help
   • Hands-on vi/Vim exercises

   Session 5: Searching & Replacing Text

   • Search and replace in vi/Vim
   • Regular expressions (Regex)
   • Using sed, grep, egrep, and fgrep
   • Text processing exercises

   Session 6: Command Recall & Editing

   • Bash and Korn shell basics
   • Command recall and editing techniques
   • Practical shell exercises

   Session 7: File Permissions & Access Control

   • Users, groups, and permissions
   • Changing file attributes
   • Switching users and groups
   • File linking and access control exercises

3. Day 3

   Session 8: Filtering & Formatting Text

   • Text filtering and formatting tools
   • Using paste, cut, nl, and awk
   • Practical text-processing exercises

   Session 9: Processes

   • Process management fundamentals
   • Monitoring and terminating processes
   • Background jobs and job control
   • Process management exercises

   Session 10: User Environment

   • Customizing shell profiles and environments
   • Working with .profile, .bash_profile, and .bashrc
   • Environment setup exercises

   Session 11: More Linux Commands

   • Using find, locate, xargs, df, cut, and sort
   • Finding duplicate content and number sequencing
   • Advanced command-line exercises

4. Day 4

   Session 12: UNIX Command Review

   • Core UNIX and Linux commands
   • File and directory management
   • Regex and filename patterns
   • I/O redirection and utilities

   Session 13: Getting Started with Shell Scripting

   • Shell scripting fundamentals
   • Creating, storing, and executing scripts
   • Script development exercises

   Session 14: Using Variables

   • Environment and local variables
   • Variable assignment and quoting
   • File extensions and echo sequences
   • Variable handling exercises

   Session 15: Performing Calculations

   • Integer and floating-point calculations
   • Using expr and arithmetic notation
   • Calculation exercises in shell scripts

   Session 16: Handling Runtime Data

   • Using read and command-line arguments
   • Interactive and reusable shell scripts
   • Runtime data exercises

   Session 17: Conditional Execution

   • Conditional logic with if and test
   • Script validation exercises

   Session 18: Korn, Bash & POSIX Syntax

   • Advanced shell syntax and test operators
   • Default and substitute variables
   • Exit status codes and scripting exercises

5. Day 5

   Session 19: Loop Constructs

   • While, until, and for loops
   • Loop control commands
   • Script automation exercises

   Session 20: Multi-Branch Decisions

   • Case and select statements
   • Building menu-driven scripts
   • Menu system exercises

   Session 21: Scripting with AWK

   • AWK fundamentals and scripting
   • Integrating AWK with Bash
   • Practical AWK exercises

   Session 22: Functions

   • Creating and using functions
   • Function syntax and examples
   • Script function exercises

   Session 23: Interrupt Handling

   • Interrupt signals and traps
   • Handling interrupts in scripts
   • Trap implementation exercises

   Appendices

   • Advanced scripting features and arrays
   • Vim and UNIX quick references
   • Additional practice exercises