Introduction to Unix and Linux Lab Manual, Student Edition - Softcover

Creary, Catherine; Cottrell, Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072226943 ISBN 13: 9780072226942

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2002

Synopsis

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Practice the IT Skills Essential for Your Success

• 40+ labs exercises that challenge you to solve problems based on realistic case studies
• Step-by-step scenarios that require you to think critically
• Post-lab observation questions that measure your understanding of lab results
• Key term quizzes that help build your vocabulary
• End-of-chapter lab solutions that explain not only what happened, but why

In this lab manual, you'll practice:

• Logging on to the system
• Working with the shell and creating shell scripts
• Managing files with utilities
• Modifying the user environment
• Using the visual editor (vi) and the pico editor
• Modifying and manipulating data
• Using multiple utilities in scripts
• Specifying instructions to the shell
• Setting file and directory permissions
• Controlling user processes
• Managing, printing, and archiving large files
• Accessing and touring graphical desktops
• Administering a Linux PC system

About this title

About the Authors

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide

John Muster teaches and conducts educational development at the Educational Center of Silicon Valley, the University of California’s Extension Division, where he was given the Honored Teacher Award. In addition to teaching and multimedia development, he consults and teaches for clients in industry, government, and universities across the globe. His undergraduate and graduate education took place at Otterbein College, The Ohio State University, and the University of California, Berkeley.

Dennis Rice is an instructor a DeVry Institute of Technology in Irving, Texas, where he teaches telecommunications, networking, and operating systems.

From the Back Cover

Practice the IT Skills Essential for Your Success

• 40+ labs exercises that challenge you to solve problems based on realistic case studies
• Step-by-step scenarios that require you to think critically
• Post-lab observation questions that measure your understanding of lab results
• Key term quizzes that help build your vocabulary
• End-of-chapter lab solutions that explain not only what happened, but why

In this lab manual, you'll practice:

• Logging on to the system
• Working with the shell and creating shell scripts
• Managing files with utilities
• Modifying the user environment
• Using the visual editor (vi) and the pico editor
• Modifying and manipulating data
• Using multiple utilities in scripts
• Specifying instructions to the shell
• Setting file and directory permissions
• Controlling user processes
• Managing, printing, and archiving large files
• Accessing and touring graphical desktops
• Administering a Linux PC system

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072226943
• ISBN 13: 9780072226942
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 285