AIX Korn Shell Programming Course Overview

Target Audience for AIX Korn Shell Programming

The AIX Korn Shell Programming course is designed for IT professionals seeking to master UNIX shell scripting and automation.

• System Administrators
• DevOps Engineers
• Software Developers working in a UNIX or Linux environment
• Technical Support Specialists who manage UNIX/Linux systems
• Database Administrators who operate on UNIX/Linux servers
• IT Professionals looking to improve their scripting skills
• Data Analysts who work with UNIX/Linux systems
• Security Professionals with a focus on UNIX/Linux environments
• Network Engineers who administer UNIX/Linux-based networks
• Anyone with a foundational knowledge of UNIX or Linux aiming to learn shell scripting

Learning Objectives - What you will Learn in this AIX Korn Shell Programming?

Introduction to AIX Korn Shell Programming Course Learning Outcomes:

This AIX Korn Shell Programming course equips learners with comprehensive scripting skills, enabling them to automate tasks and effectively manage AIX systems using shell scripts.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

• Understand and utilize basic to advanced Unix commands for file and directory management.
• Develop, edit, and execute shell scripts while adhering to best practices in naming and storage.
• Manipulate and assign values to environment and local variables, leveraging quoting and variable delimitation.
• Perform integer arithmetic operations using various command-line tools and notations.
• Handle runtime data, including using the read command and managing command line arguments to create dynamic scripts.
• Implement conditional execution with if statements and the test command to add validation to scripts.
• Utilize loop constructs such as while, until, and for loops to automate repetitive tasks and process data efficiently.
• Make multi-branch decisions using case statements to develop sophisticated menu-driven applications.
• Create, manage, and utilize functions, enhancing modularity and reusability of code.
• Manage process scheduling and automation through cron and at commands, handling background job execution.
• Employ commands for comparing files, identifying differences, and utilizing backup and restore utilities effectively.
• Utilize regular expressions, sed, and AWK for pattern matching, text processing, and data extraction and reporting.

These objectives ensure that by the end of the course, students will be proficient in shell scripting within the AIX environment, leading to improved productivity and system management capabilities.