Total Time: 3 hour(s)

Summary: 
This course introduces users to shells and shows users how to configure user and environment variables and how to manage processes on a Linux system.

Ojectives: 
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Define a shell
Explain how commands entered at the Linux command line are interpreted
Customize user and environment variables
Describe and view the history file
List running processes, modify process priority, and stop processes
List and control jobs

Topics: 
Understanding Shells
Typing at the Command Line
Editing and the Command Line
Understanding Variables
Customizing Environment Variables
Working with the PATH Variable
Working with the PROMPT Variable
Working with the HOME Variable
Understanding the HISTORY File
Viewing the HISTORY File with fc
Understanding Processes
Listing Processes with ps and top
Editing Process Priority with nice
Managing Jobs
Sending Signals to Processes

Technical Requirements: 
P500+ Processor, 128MB of RAM; Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Minimum screen resolution 800x600, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher; Flash 8.0 or higher; 56K minimum connection; broadband (256 kpbs or higher) connection recommended; Javascript, DHTML and cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.