Training session in Unix Shell

The Unix shell has been around longer than most of its users have been alive. It has survived so long because it’s a power tool that allows people to do complex things with just a few keystrokes. More importantly, it helps them combine existing programs in new ways and automate repetitive tasks so that they don’t have to type the same things over and over again. Use of the shell is fundamental to using a wide range of other powerful tools and computing resources (including “high performance computing” supercomputers). These lessons will guide through the basics of Unix filesystems and the shell will start you on a path towards using these resources effectively.

Topics

  1. Introducing the Shell
  2. Files and Directories
  3. Creating Things
  4. Pipes and Filters
  5. Finding things
  6. Loops
  7. Shell Scripts