 | Level: Intermediate Ian Shields , Senior Programmer, IBM
30 Jan 2007
Welcome to the next step in studying for the Linux certification exam 102. This tutorial series serves as a comprehensive self-study guide so you can take the exams with confidence. And even if you're not preparing for Linux certification at this time, this series helps you build fundamental skills on Linux systems administration.
In this tutorial (the fifth in a series of nine tutorials on exam 102 topics), Ian Shields introduces you to the Bash shell, and scripts and programming in the Bash shell. By the end of this tutorial, you will know how to
customize your shell environment, use shell programming structures to create
functions and scripts, set and unset environment variables, and use the various
login scripts.
Proceed through the tutorials in sequence, or choose your topic of interest, from the entire set of Linux certification tutorials on developerWorks.
In this tutorial
- Customize and use the shell environment:
Customize shell environments to meet user needs. Set environment
variables (at login or when spawning a new shell). Write Bash functions for
frequently used sequences of commands.
- Customize or write simple scripts:
Write simple Bash scripts and customize existing ones.
Objectives
This tutorial is organized according to the specific objectives of the LPI exam for this topic. This tutorial can help you study for certification -- or simply build a solid foundation in Linux system administration.
Prerequisites
To get the most from this tutorial, you should have a basic knowledge of
Linux. This tutorial builds on content covered in previous tutorials in
this LPI series, so you may want to first review the tutorials for exams 101 and 102.
System requirements
You should have a working Linux system on which to practice the commands covered in this tutorial.
Duration
More than 2 hours
Formats html, pdf
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