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Unix shell scripting with sh/ksh

UNIX shell scripting with sh/ksh

The goals of this class are to enable you to:

Learn what kinds of problems are suited to shell scripts
Review the most commonly used Unix commands that are useful in shell scripts.
Write simple shell scripts using the Bourne, Korn or Bash shells

These notes are intended for use in a 2-part class, total duration 3 hours.

Assumptions:
It is assumed that you already know how to:

log in and get a command line window (any shell)
run basic commands, navigate directories
use simple I/O redirection and pipes
use a text editor (any one)
look up details of command usage in man pages

Example commands are shown like this. Many commands are shown with links to their full man pages (sh)
Output from commands is shown like this; optional items are [ in brackets ].

Some descriptions in these notes have more detail available, and are denoted like this:

More details of this item would appear here. The printed notes include all of the additional information

Permission is granted to download and use these notes and example scripts, as long as all copyright notices are kept intact. Some of the examples are taken from texts or online resources which have granted permission to redistribute.

These notes are updated from time to time. The "development" set of notes are http://northstar-www.dartmouth.edu/~richard/classes/ksh (Dartmouth only)
Richard Brittain, Dartmouth College Computing Services.
© 2003,2004 Dartmouth College.
Comments and questions, contact Richard.Brittain @ dartmouth.edu

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