AIX Training Overview
This course teaches the basic working environment of an IBM 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 the following IBM AIX platforms: POWER4+ ,
all AIX operating system versions.
AIX Training Prerequisites
This course is considered to be the basic IBM AIX course.
Experience with any (other) interactive system is helpful.
AIX Training Course duration
This course normally requires three (3) days, approximately 50%
lecture and 50% lab time.
AIX Training Course Objectives
Each student 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.
AIX Training Course outline
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 ssh
Shell Syntax Rules
Command Line Editing
Obtaining help using man and CDE helpview
Korn shell history control
Basic Network Operations
Managing Files
File Specification Syntax
Device Specifications
Directory Specifications
Using the CDE dtfile manager
Regular Expressions and Special Characters
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
mapping keys
Alternatives to vi (vim, nedit)
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
The .kshrc Procedure
Print and Batch Mechanisms
The lpr and lp Commands and Qualifiers
Using the CDE print manager
The at Command and Qualifiers
Basic Archiving Techniques
The tar Command and Options
Compressing tar archives with gzip
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