This course introduces attendees to the Linux Operating System and provides the initial knowledge and hands-on experience to get them started using Linux quickly and efficiently. Subjects include an overview of operating system concepts, a discussion of the Linux architecture, how to log on and off, Linux system documentation, communications and status inquiry commands, the structure of the Linux file system, file and directory manipulation commands, process management, the X WIndow system and desktop environments, how to use the vi (visual) text editor, the use of the shell as a command interpreter and programming language, basic network commands, and the use of over 25 commands for data manipulation.

State the major components and architecture of Linux

Log on and off of Linux

Use the Linux system documentation

Communicate with other users on the system through mail and write

Organize and manipulate files and directories and their contents

Use the Linux text editor to create and modify files

Use the Linux shell file name expansion, I/O redirection, pipe, and quoting mechanisms

Use Linux utilities to create simple tools for information processing

Logging on and off	Linux system documentation
Status inquiries: who, date, and ps	System communications: wall and news
Sending and receiving electronic mail	Terminal communications: write

The logical and physical file system	Listing files and directories: ls
Path names	Accessing files and directories
File and directory access permissions	File manipulation commands
Directory manipulation commands	File/directory naming conventions

Process Definition	Checking Process Status
Terminating Processes	Running a process in background
Suspending A Process	Starting Suspended Processes
Scheduling a Process for Later Execution

X Window Overview	The X Protocol
The Gnome Desktop	The Gnome Desktop Layout
The Nautilus File Browser	Web Browsers
Mail Clients	Office Applications
Image Utilities	Audio Applications
Customizing the Gnome Desktop	The KDE Desktop
The KDE Desktop Layout	The KDE File Browser
Web Browsers	Mail Clients
Office Applications	Image Utilities
Audio Applications	Customizing the KDE Desktop
Window Managers	Switching between desktops
Configurating your mouse	Copying and Pasting between Windows

Overview of the shell	Command interpretation
File name expansion	Input/output redirection
Pipes	Quoting
Shell variables	Modifying the user environment: .profile
Shell scripting

Determining Network Connectivity - the ping C	Determining Routes and Interfaces
Looking up Hosts and IP addresses	Looking up Domain Contacts
Connecting to a remote system - telnet and se	Transferring Files - ftp and sftp
Checking network status

Displaying and printing files	cat
pr	pg
lp	File Manipulation Commands
split and csplit	tail
grep	sort
tr	cut and paste
sed	awk
File information commands	find
file	File comparison commands
diff	comm
uniq	cmp
sum