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Korn and Bash Shell Programming
This course will teach you how to use shell scripts and utilities for practical system administration of AIX (or other UNIX) operating systems. Skills Gained After completing this course, you should...
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This course will teach you how to use shell scripts and utilities for practical system administration of AIX (or other UNIX) operating systems.
Skills Gained
After completing this course, you should be able to: - Distinguish Korn and bash shell specific features - Use utilities such as sed and awk to manipulate data - Understand system shell scripts such as /etc/shutdown - Write useful shell scripts to aid system administration
Who Can Benefit
This course is for support staff for AIX on POWER systems
Prerequisites
You should have:
- An understanding of programming fundamentals: variables, flow control concepts such as repetition and decision.
- A working knowledge of AIX including the use of the vi editor, find and grep commands.
Students without this experience should attend AIX Basics (AN10G).
Course Details
Course Outline
- Basic shell concepts
- Flow control in a shell Script
- Functions and typeset
- Shell features such as arithmetic and string handling
- Using regular expressions
- Using sed, awk and other AIX utilities
Schedule
2 options available
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Jun 2, 2025 - Jun 6, 2025 (5 days)
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Dec 8, 2025 - Dec 12, 2025 (5 days)
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FAQ
Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?
Classes typically include a 1-hour lunch break around midday. However, the exact break times and duration can vary depending on the specific class. Your instructor will provide detailed information at the start of the course.
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As a vendor-authorized training partner, we offer a curriculum that our partners have vetted. We use the same course materials and facilitate the same labs as our vendor-delivered training. These courses are considered the gold standard and, as such, are priced accordingly.
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Ascendient Learning instructors have an average of 27 years of practical IT experience and have also served as consultants for an average of 15 years. To stay current, instructors spend at least 25 percent of their time learning new, emerging technologies and courses.
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