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

1. Week 12 Notes HTML – this file – Read All The Words
2. Shell Script Debugging – using options -v and -x
3. Shell Script Control Structures – if, then, else, test, [...]
4. Shell Script Problems – arithmetic, syntax, test, boolean, etc.
5. List of Commands You Should Know
6. Linux and Sysadmin News in the World
7. Video Tutorials on Lynda.com – tagged by week number

2.2 Assignments, Quizzes, and Lab work this weekIndex

Reminder: There are now two quizzes that you need to complete on Blackboard as part of your term Quiz mark. A third quiz will be posted before the Final Exam. The Quizzes are not optional; see the Course Outline.

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?
• Do Bonus (optional) Assignment #09 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 format means no marks. Do not redirect or submit the output of this checking program!
• Assignment #10 HTML – tar, processes, syslog, crontab, at, mail, shell script
• Do Assignment #11 HTML – simple shell scripts
  • The checking program has a feature to check just one of your scripts.
• Look for the upcoming Assignment #12 HTML – more shell scripts
• Practice test #3 is posted under Practice Tests and Answers. The Final Exam is comprehensive of the whole course; you need to do all three practice tests for the Final Exam.

2.3 Upcoming tests and examsIndex

This course has two midterm tests and one final exam.

• Put these dates below into your phone!
• Read the Test Instructions (all the words) before your tests and exam.
• Use the Name Game link (in the Test Instructions) to test 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.

3.1 Commands UsedIndex

• Keep a notebook with a List of Commands in it.
  • You need to write down yourself what each command does.
  • I will check for this list in your lab periods.
  • Check the updated list of commands each week.
  • Bring your notes to class! Stop wasting time looking up commands.
• I am still seeing people unable to find command names referenced in assignments, e.g. the kernel ring buffer command. If you do not have an up-to-date list of commands and what they do, you are wasting your time!