These documents contain the course materials for "Intermediate Unix", by Paul Walker. The course was first given Oct 19, 1995, and then again April 3, 1996. If you have any questions or comments about these documents, please contact Paul at [email protected].

One comment is in order. Intermediate Unix is a very large and varied topic. There are many different classes that could have been taught with this title, and those classes could have lasted between hours and days. I've chosen the topics here because these are tools and commands I use every single day. I have also skipped many items since I have a short (2.5 hour) time limit. An omission of a topic does not mean it is useless; rather it inidicates it is too complex, obscure, or infrequently used (in my opinion) to warrant inclusion in a course of this scope.

These documents are available at:

http://www.raa.lad.gmeds.com/ramos/cursos/shelltut/InterUnix.html

Note that a printable (postscript) version of this course is also available for you to download.

• /bin/csh concepts and tricks
• Pipes and Redirection
• Pipe Building Blocks
• vi tricks and tips
• File Management
• Basic Scripting with the csh
• Miscellanous Other Things

Of course, the material in this course did not cover even close to all the aspects of the concepts or commands mentioned. For that, I would suggest three resources.

First, just look over the shoulder of other Unix users you know. This is how you pick up many neat tricks. Be sure you ask em if it is OK first, of course!

Second, read the man pages for these commands. After this course, you should be able to understand them pretty easily. Remeber, all the information you could possible want about a command is just a man command away!

Finally, I highly recommend the book Unix in a Nutshell published by O'Reilly and Associates. They have it at all the bookstores in town, and it only costs about $10. This reference has all the information in this course plus much more in an easy to use concise reference. I would be lost without a copy floating around my office!

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Last modified: April 3, 1997