Fundamentals of AIX

Course Number: 670-TP
Recommended Duration: 3 days

Course Overview
This course teaches the basic working environment of an AIX system. It introduces commonly required operations that can be performed by entering commands interactively in a command terminal, along with functions available in the Common Desktop Environment (CDE). This course is taught for all supported IBM AIX hardware platforms.

Objectives
Each participant will be able to use Korn Shell techniques and commands to maintain collections of files, create files using interactive editor utilities, create and execute basic command procedures, communicate with other users, and tailor the interactive environment to meet their needs. Environment control using the CDE graphical utilities will also be shown.

Prerequisites
This course is considered to be the basic UNIX / AIX course. Experience with any (other) interactive system is helpful.

Topics

Understanding the User Environment
- UNIX / AIX Software Overview
- Process Concepts
- The Common Desktop Environment GUI
Getting Started with the Command Language
- Logging Into a UNIX System
- Graphically through the CDE
- Non-graphically thru telnet or emulation
Shell Syntax Rules
- Command Line Editing
- Obtaining help using man and CDE helpview
- Using the E-mail Utilities
- Using the write and talk Utilities
- Basic Network Operations
Managing Files
- File Specification Syntax
- Device Specifications
- Directory Specifications
- Using the CDE dtfile manager
- Regular Expressions and Special Characters
- UNIX / AIX Commands to Manipulate Files
- CDE utilities to manipulate files
- File Protection Mechanisms
Creating and Editing Text Files: Part 1
- Using GUI-based editors (dtpad)
- vi Editor
- ex Editor (commands within vi)
Creating and Editing Text Files: Part 2
- Advanced Features of the vi Editor- abbreviations and mapping keys
Improving the User Interface
- Saving History Commands
- Creating Command Aliases
- Redirection of Input and Output
- Using Hard and Symbolic Links
- Process Control Commands
Shell Script Procedures
- Rules for Creating Procedures
- The .profile Procedures
- Print and Batch Mechanisms
- The lpr and lp Commands and options
- Using the CDE print manager
- The at Command and Qualifiers
User Level Archiving OperationsT
- Tar utility syntax
- Tar commands for product access
- Using compression/uncompression commands
- Compress / uncompress
- Gzip / gunzip

Fundamentals of AIX

Understanding the User Environment

UNIX / AIX Software Overview

Process Concepts

The Common Desktop Environment GUI

Getting Started with the Command Language

Logging Into a UNIX System

Graphically through the CDE

Non-graphically thru telnet or emulation

Shell Syntax Rules

Command Line Editing

Obtaining help using man and CDE helpview

Using the E-mail Utilities

Using the write and talk Utilities

Basic Network Operations

Managing Files

File Specification Syntax

Device Specifications

Directory Specifications

Using the CDE dtfile manager

Regular Expressions and Special Characters

UNIX / AIX Commands to Manipulate Files

CDE utilities to manipulate files

File Protection Mechanisms

Creating and Editing Text Files: Part 1

Using GUI-based editors (dtpad)

vi Editor

ex Editor (commands within vi)

Creating and Editing Text Files: Part 2

Advanced Features of the vi Editor- abbreviations and mapping keys

Improving the User Interface

Saving History Commands

Creating Command Aliases

Redirection of Input and Output

Using Hard and Symbolic Links

Process Control Commands

Shell Script Procedures

Rules for Creating Procedures

The .profile Procedures

Print and Batch Mechanisms

The lpr and lp Commands and options

Using the CDE print manager

The at Command and Qualifiers

User Level Archiving OperationsT

Tar utility syntax

Tar commands for product access

Using compression/uncompression commands

Compress / uncompress

Gzip / gunzip