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Using the UNIX Operating System

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X415 (3 semester units in EECS (DCS))

A Core Course in the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Information Systems and Management

This comprehensive overview of the UNIX operating system introduces you to logging in, the visual editor, file management, text processing, email, the directory structure, UNIX handling of files and processes, basic shell utilities and writing shell scripts. (Using UNIX to write programs is not covered.) You learn a conceptual framework and a series of successful interactions with UNIX. Much of the course involves individualized, self-paced learning. Note: The course requires access to a UNIX system or a system capable of running the Linux operating system.

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