UNIX Shell Programming Part 2: C Shell

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Summary: UNIX Shell Programming Part 2: C Shell
Review: Course Overview
This is the second course in a three part series that presents students with both theoretical and practical instruction on features of UNIX Shell Programming. This course will provide an introduction to UNIX shells in general, however, it will focus on programming in the C shell. Additionally, students will learn about the Sed utility.

Learn To
# Identify features of the C shell.
# Match shell types with their main features.
# Set access permissions on a file.
# Identify the syntax of the test command.
# Identify the functions of the if/else condition.
# Identify the features of the switch command.


Audience
The intended audience for this course are programmers working in a UNIX environment. Students should have taken the first course in this series (13891).

Deployment Options
e-Learning

Accreditation
NASBA credits: 4 CPE Credits
CEU credits: 0.70 CEUs

Language Options
US English

Total Learning Time
6 to 8 hours

Objectives
Unit 1: C Shell Introduction 3 - 4 hours
# Identify features of the C shell.
# Match shell types with their main features.
# Set access permissions on a file.
# Sequence the steps for scheduling processes by using crontab.
# Schedule a process by using the at command.
# Identify features of the grep command.
# Identify features of the sed command.
# Identify options available with the sed command.
# Identify features of sed scripts.
# Identify features of the C shell user environment.
# Identify features of the command line.
# Identify the features of command line history.
# Identify features of aliases.
# Identify features of metacharacters.
# Identify functions of basic regular expressions.
# Identify the methods to search files and commands using regular expressions.
# Identify the functions of quotes and special characters.
# Identify features of variables.
# Identify functions of special variables.
# Identify the features of command substitution.
# Create an interactive script.
# Identify features of standard input, output, and error.
# Identify features of pipes and filters.
# Identify the procedure used to redirect commands through a pipe.
# Identify the commands for controlling jobs.


Unit 2: C Shell Programming 3 - 4 hours
# Identify the functions of the if/else condition.
# Identify the syntax of the test command.
# Identify the features of the switch command.
# Identify the syntax of repetition commands.
# Identify the commands to control loop constructs.
# Identify features of basic arithmetic.
# Identify the characteristics of command line arguments.
# Identify features of the onintr command.
# Identify options in the C shell for debugging scripts.
# Identify methods to customize and store scripts.