LNX255 – Week 01 Notes
© 2020-2022 M. Heidenreich, Seneca College
,Lesson Overview
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Unix Philosophy vs. Reality
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Unix OS Model
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The Role of Linux
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Linux Shell
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Command Structure & Editing
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Basic Commands
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Getting Help with Commands
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Working Remotely
© 2020-2022 M. Heidenreich, Seneca College
, The Unix Philosophy
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Do one thing really well
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Commands do one task in a very efficient fashion
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Commands can be connected using pipes to build more powerful functionality
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Everything is a file
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Regular file, directory, printer, terminal and so on – they are all files
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This simplifies their use, as sending data to printer or display is very similar
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Output from a command can be easily redirected to a desired destination
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There is plenty of documentation
© 2020-2022 M. Heidenreich, Seneca College
© 2020-2022 M. Heidenreich, Seneca College
,Lesson Overview
●
Unix Philosophy vs. Reality
●
Unix OS Model
●
The Role of Linux
●
Linux Shell
●
Command Structure & Editing
●
Basic Commands
●
Getting Help with Commands
●
Working Remotely
© 2020-2022 M. Heidenreich, Seneca College
, The Unix Philosophy
●
Do one thing really well
●
Commands do one task in a very efficient fashion
●
Commands can be connected using pipes to build more powerful functionality
●
Everything is a file
●
Regular file, directory, printer, terminal and so on – they are all files
●
This simplifies their use, as sending data to printer or display is very similar
●
Output from a command can be easily redirected to a desired destination
●
There is plenty of documentation
© 2020-2022 M. Heidenreich, Seneca College
