1.1 Read (at least) these things (All The Words)Index

1. Week 11 Notes HTML – this file – Read All The Words
2. Basic Shell Scripts – lists of commands, executable scripts, script header, command arguments and positional parameters, $0, $1, $*, $@, $#, shift
3. Shell command substitution – interpolate stdout into a command line using $(...) or `...`
4. Shell integer arithmetic – integer arithmetic using expr, let and $((...))
5. Command exit status – variable $?
6. Shell Script Debugging – using options -v and -x
7. List of Commands You Should Know – this file contains all the command names used in this course
   • This file is now complete. You know how to use all the commands.
8. Video Tutorials on Lynda.com – tagged by week number
9. Linux and Sysadmin News in the World

1.2 Assignments and lab work this weekIndex

Check the due date for each assignment and put a reminder in your agenda, calendar, and digital assistant. Just like in the Real World, not all due dates are on the same days or at the same times.

• Review last week. Did you do everything assigned last week?
• Assignment #09 HTML is back with a new due date! See the Blackboard course announcements.
• Assignment #11 HTML – the last assignment this term – tar, processes, syslog, crontab, at, mail, shell script
• OPTIONAL: Do Bonus Assignment #10 HTML about Midterm #2
  • There is a checking program available to check your file format for this bonus assignment, but only people who Read All These Words will know about it. Wrong file format means no marks. Do not redirect the output of this checking program!

1.3 Upcoming tests and examsIndex

This course has two midterm tests (10%, 15%) and one final exam (40%).

Bring your favourite marker to your test

• Put these dates below into your phone!
• Read the Test Instructions (all the words) before your tests and exam.
• Use the Algonquin Registered Name Game link in the Test Instructions to confirm the spelling of your name before the test.
• I don’t answer questions about the instructions during the test. Ask me in a lab period before the test.
• You must write the test in the lecture class in which you are registered.

2.1 Commands UsedIndex

• Keep a notebook with a List of Commands in it.
  • You need to write down yourself what each command does.
  • Check the updated list of commands each week.
  • I will check for this list in your lab periods.
  • Bring your notes to class! Stop wasting time looking up commands.