AIX 6 Basics

Copyright IBM Corporation 2008

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Course Objectives
After completing this course you should be able to:
Log in to an AIX system and set a user password
Use AIX online documentation
Manage AIX files and directories
Describe the purpose of the shell
Use the vi editor
Execute common AIX commands and manage AIX processes
Customize the working environment
Use common AIX utilities
Write simple shell scripts
Use and customize the AIXwindows environment
Use and customize the Common Desktop Environment (CDE)

Course Agenda (1 of 3)
Day 1

Unit 1 - Introduction to AIX

Unit 2 - Using the System

Exercise 1 - Using the System

Unit 3 - AIX Documentation

Exercise 2 - AIX Documentation

Unit 4 - Files and Directories

Exercise 3 - Files and Directories

Unit 5 - Using Files

Exercise 4 - Using Files

Day 2

Unit 6 - File Permissions

Exercise 5 - File Permissions

Unit 7 - The vi Editor

Exercise 6 - The vi Editor

Unit 8 - Shell Basics

Exercise 7 - Shell Basics

Unit 9 - Using Shell Variables

Exercise 8 - Using Shell Variables

Course Agenda (2 of 3)
Day 3
Unit 10 - Processes
Unit 11 - Controlling Processes
Exercise 9 - Controlling Processes

Unit 12 - Customizing the User Environment

Exercise 10 - Customizing the User Environment

Unit 13 - AIX Utilities

Exercise 11 - AIX Utilities (1)

Unit 13 - AIX Utilities (Continued)

Exercise 12 - AIX Utilities (2)

Unit 14 - AIX Utilities, Part II

Exercise 13 - AIX Utilities (3)

Course Agenda (3 of 3)
Day 4
Unit 14 - AIX Utilities, Part II (Continued)
Exercise 14 - AIX Utilities (4)

Unit 15 - Additional Shell Features

Exercise 15 - Additional Shell Features

Unit 16 - AIXwindows Concepts

Exercise 16 - Using AIXwindows

Unit 17 - Customizing AIXwindows

Exercise 17 - Customizing AIXwindows (1)

Day 5
Unit 17 - Customizing AIXwindows (Continued)
Exercise 18 - Customizing AIXwindows (2)

Unit 18 - Using Common Desktop Environment (CDE)

Exercise 19 - Using CDE

Unit 19 - CDE User Customization

Exercise 20 - Customizing CDE

Class Logistics
Schedule
Breaks and lunch
Start and stop times

Logistics

Building access
Messages
Facilities
Smoking policy
Parking
Emergency exits

Introductions
Name
Company
Job duties
AIX or other UNIX experience
Computer systems at work
System usage/application
Expectations

Student Guide Font Conventions

The following text highlighting conventions are used throughout this
book:
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where the word or phrase is meant to stand out from the
surrounding text.
Identifies attributes, variables, file listings, SMIT
menus, menu paths, code examples of text similar to
what you might see displayed, examples of portions of
program code similar to what you might write as a
programmer, and messages from the system.
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enter in examples of commands and SMIT menus.
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