% CST8207 Week 09 Notes -- personal web page, system logging, processes, cron, at, introduction to shell scripts % Ian! D. Allen -- -- [www.idallen.com] % Fall 2018 - September to December 2018 - Updated 2019-03-07 15:10 EST - [Course Home Page] - [Course Outline] - [All Weeks] - [Plain Text] Readings, Assignments, Labs, Tests, and ToDo ============================================ Read (at least) these things (All The Words) -------------------------------------------- 1. [Week 09 Notes HTML] -- this file -- **Read All The Words** 2. [System Logging] -- log files, kernel messages, /var/log/, dmesg 3. [Processes] -- Jobs, background, foreground, kill, killall 4. [Cron and At] -- delayed and repeated scheduled execution: at, cron, and crontab 5. [Shell Scripts] -- executable lists of commands: `#!`, script header, command arguments and positional parameters: `$1`, `$2`, `$*`, `$@` 6. [List of Commands] -- Command names you should know, listed by week 7. [Video Tutorials on Lynda.com] -- tagged by week number 8. [Linux and Sysadmin News in the World] Assignments, Quizzes, and Lab work this week -------------------------------------------- > **Reminder:** There are now two quizzes that you need to complete on > Brightspace 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? - [Assignment #07 HTML] is about start-up files, environment, search PATH, and quoting - [Assignment #08 HTML] is about disk usage, hard links, and symbolic links - Do [Worksheet #08 HTML] to prepare for [Assignment #09 HTML] -- setting permissions, mode, `umask`, personal web site - This assignment and material is not part of the second midterm test - OPTIONAL: Do Bonus [Assignment #06 HTML] about Midterm #1 - 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 or save the output of this checking program!* - OPTIONAL: Read [The VI (VIM) Text Editor] and optionally do the bonus [Assignment #04 HTML]. - **Reminder:** You must actually use the VIM editor during the term to get full marks for this bonus assignment. Read All The Words. ### Worksheets Worksheets are preparation for your assignments. You can't do the assignments without having done the worksheets first, and you can't do the worksheets without having first read the Course Notes: 1. Read the web notes. (Please: **Read All The Words**) 2. Do the relevant Worksheet(s). 3. Do the relevant Assignment(s). Make notes from the worksheets on *how each command works*. What do the options used in the worksheets mean, for each command? (See the weekly [List of Commands].) Form a small study group to do the worksheets. Each person tries the example given, and you make sure you all get the same answers. Worksheets are not for hand-in; they are not worth marks; the assignments test your knowledge of the lectures and worksheets. > The worksheets are available in four formats: Open Office (ODT), PDF, HTML, > and Text. Only the Open Office format allows you "fill in the blanks" in > the worksheet. The PDF format looks good but doesn't allow you to type into > the blanks in the worksheet. The HTML format is crude but useful for quick > for viewing online. Do **NOT** open the Worksheet ODT files using any Microsoft products; they will mangle the format and mis-number the questions. Use the free Libre Office or Open Office programs to open these ODT documents. On campus, you can get a copy here: [Course Introduction: Install Libre Office]. Worksheet #06 is for the optional VIM Bonus Assignment (extra credit): - [Worksheet #06 HTML] -- *Optional* Bonus VIM Text Editor Practice - This is an *optional* worksheet for a BONUS assignment using `vim` - Optional command-line VIM tutorial: the `vimtutor` program on the CLS. - Bonus (optional) [Assignment #04 HTML] -- the VIM text editor - Read [The VI (VIM) Text Editor] Worksheet #08 is for the upcoming [Assignment #09 HTML]. - [Worksheet #08 ODT] -- Linux file system permissions (modes) - This Worksheet is a prerequisite for [Assignment #09 HTML] - [Worksheet #08 PDF] -- PDF version - [Worksheet #08 HTML] -- HTML version - `chmod, ls -lid, umask` Worksheets prepare you for the upcoming assignments. Upcoming tests and exams ------------------------ This course has two midterm tests (10%, 15%) and one final exam (40%). > Note that your upcoming Midterm Test #2 is worth more than five assignments > put together. Don't spend all your time doing an assignment at the expense > of studying the [Practice Tests and Answers] for the Midterm Test. ![Bring your favourite marker to your test] Follow this link to see all your upcoming [Quizzes and Tests]. The dates are also posted on the [Course Home Page] and on [Brightspace CST8207]. For full marks, read the [Test Instructions] (all the words) **before** your midterm tests. 1. First Midterm test: Done. 2. Second Midterm test: 45 minutes; in your one-hour lecture class in Week 10. 3. Final Exam: The date is now posted on ACSIS: Thursday December 13 8am to 11am in the Gym. Midterm tests take place in your one-hour lecture class, not in your lab period. You must write the midterm test in the lecture class in which you are registered. Notes from the Classroom ======================== - **Take notes in class!** Keep a pad open on your desk. - In class I showed you how to decode the Mystery Puzzle File that is part of upcoming [Assignment #11 HTML]. - Regarding upcoming [Assignment #09 HTML]: - Material in this assignment is **NOT** on the upcoming second midterm test. - Do not spend time doing this assignment (3%) at the expense of studying for your upcoming second midterm test (15%)! Commands Used ------------- > 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. - Are you making notes from the worksheets on how each command works? - What do the options used in the worksheets mean, for each command? - Don't copy and use options that you don't understand! Your own personal web page on the CLS ===================================== This is part of the upcoming [Assignment #09 HTML]. You can do it now. - [Create your own web page!] - You will need to use `chmod 755` on your `public_html` directory. - Your web page will be visible on the Internet using a web browser to access URL `http://cst8207.idallen.ca/~``abcd0001` where *abcd0001* is replaced with your CLS userid. (There is a tilde character in that URL.) - Example: - View [all the Winter 17W class images] - View [all the Fall 17F class images] - View [all the Winter 18W class images] - View [all the Fall 18F class images] Who is using the VIM editor? ============================ This page may take a minute or two to load; be patient: [Who is using the VIM editor?] Tutoring ======== Many students find that hiring a personal tutor helps them get through the first term. Financial assistance is available. See the **Tutoring** heading in the [Course Introduction]. Locked out of the CLS ===================== When you are locked out, [follow the directions] in the notes to get your IP address re-enabled. ![Take Notes in Class] -- | Ian! D. Allen, BA, MMath - idallen@idallen.ca - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Home Page: http://idallen.com/ Contact Improv: http://contactimprov.ca/ | College professor (Free/Libre GNU+Linux) at: http://teaching.idallen.com/ | Defend digital freedom: http://eff.org/ and have fun: http://fools.ca/ [Plain Text] - plain text version of this page in [Pandoc Markdown] format [www.idallen.com]: http://www.idallen.com/ [Course Home Page]: .. [Course Outline]: course_outline.pdf [All Weeks]: indexcgi.cgi [Plain Text]: week09notes.txt [Week 09 Notes HTML]: week09notes.html [System Logging]: 580_system_log_files.html [Processes]: 600_processes_and_jobs.html [Cron and At]: 630_crontab_at_job_scheduler.html [Shell Scripts]: 700_shell_scripts.html [List of Commands]: 900_unix_command_list.html [Video Tutorials on Lynda.com]: 910_lynda_index.html [Linux and Sysadmin News in the World]: 950_linux_world.html [Assignment #07 HTML]: assignment07.html [Assignment #08 HTML]: assignment08.html [Worksheet #08 HTML]: worksheet08.html [Assignment #09 HTML]: assignment09.html [Assignment #06 HTML]: assignment06.html [The VI (VIM) Text Editor]: 300_vi_text_editor.html [Assignment #04 HTML]: assignment04.html [Course Introduction: Install Libre Office]: 050_course_introduction.html#install-libreoffice-or-openoffice-into-windows [Worksheet #06 HTML]: worksheet06.html [Worksheet #08 ODT]: worksheet08.odt [Worksheet #08 PDF]: worksheet08.pdf [Practice Tests and Answers]: 000_practice_tests.html [Bring your favourite marker to your test]: data/sniff_markers.jpg "Bring your favourite marker to your test" [Quizzes and Tests]: 000_quizzes_and_tests.html [Brightspace CST8207]: https://brightspace.algonquincollege.com/d2l/home/117776 [Test Instructions]: 000_test_instructions.html [Assignment #11 HTML]: assignment11.html [Create your own web page!]: 000_student_web_site.html [all the Winter 17W class images]: http://cst8207.idallen.ca/montage17w.cgi [all the Fall 17F class images]: http://cst8207.idallen.ca/montage17f.cgi [all the Winter 18W class images]: http://cst8207.idallen.ca/montage18w.cgi [all the Fall 18F class images]: http://cst8207.idallen.ca/montage18f.cgi [Who is using the VIM editor?]: http://cst8207.idallen.ca/vim18f.cgi [Course Introduction]: 050_course_introduction.html [follow the directions]: 070_course_linux_server.html#getting-locked-out-of-the-server [Take Notes in Class]: data/remember.jpg "Take Notes in Class" [Pandoc Markdown]: http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/