AUDIENCE:   This course is for technical staff and users (support personnel, application developers, system integrators and power users) who require the basic skills necessary to interface effectively with LINUX PREREQUISITES:   Attendees should be technical staff who are familiar with the Windows user interface. No experience with LINUX is required. DURATION:   3 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   This course will provide delegates with the knowledge and skills necessary to use the Linux system effectively. It introduces the GNOME and KDE desktops and the command-line commands to support file and directory management, processes and the shell. It is highly practical and covers the latest versions of RedHat, SuSE, Mandrake and Debian, but most of this material can be applied to any other distribution of Linux. On completion of this course delegates will be able to: · Describe the various interfaces to Linux · Benefit from the GNOME and KDE desktop environments · Work with the command line and use basic Linux commands · Manipulate files and directories · Print files · Maintain file security · Manage processes · Benefit from the functionality of the BASH shell · Edit text with vi · Print files · Configure and use a Local Area Network · Surf the web and utilise mail services COURSE CONTENT:   Linux Overview What is Linux? Components of the Operating System Windowing Systems (KDE, Gnome) Accessing Linux Logging In and Out Commands in the UNIX System Special Key Sequences On-line Documentation Linux Filesystems The Filesystem Moving Around Directories Creating Directories Metachars User Security Passwords Users and Groups File Permissions File Manipulation Displaying the Contents of a File Copying Files Moving and Renaming Files Removing Files Linking Files Comparing Files Editing with vi and vim Communications Who’s logged on Sending and Receiving Email Introduction to the Bash Shell Environment Variables Using Quotes Command Substitution Bash Shell History Redirects, Pipes and Filters Redirection Pipes Filters Searching The grep command The find command Processes Understanding the Process The Process Tree Background Processes Examining Processes Killing Processes Printing Printing files Print Queue StatusMiscellaneous Commands Clearing the screen Displaying the date Calendars The stty command Regular Expressions Metachars Using Regular Expressions GN07/01