UNIX Shell Scripting Tools


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number



Overview/Description
To explain how to use variables, operators, and text editing tools in UNIX shell scripts

Target Audience
IT professionals and UNIX end-users who need to familiarize themselves with the UNIX shell environment

Prerequisites
Familiarity with the fundamentals of the UNIX operating system and the ability to navigate a file system and use basic shell commands

Expected Duration (hours)
3.0

Lesson Objectives

UNIX Shell Scripting Tools

  • use variables in UNIX programming.
  • describe and use script variables and parameters.
  • explain variable expansion and use array variables.
  • use arithmetic operators in shell scripts.
  • use variables and arithmetic in a shell script.
  • provide an overview of the role of tools such as sed, awk, and perl in shell programming.
  • explain how to use the sed line editor.
  • use sed in a UNIX shell script to edit a file.
  • explain how to use awk.
  • Course Number:
    110852_eng