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== Updating Our Linux Subjects - Summer 2012 ==
The Linux subjects consist of the following:
*ULI101 - Introduction to Unix/Linux and the Internet
*OPS235 - Introduction to Open System Servers
*OPS335 - Open System Application Server
*OPS435 - Open System Automation
*OPS535 - Open System Application Server

Currently, very little BASH scripting is taught in each of ULI101, OPS235, OPS335 and OPS535. OPS435, on the other hand, focuses 100% on BASH programming. The drawback with this configuration is that students must learn BASH in one semester. A better configuration would be to spread BASH programming over the 5 subjects. This would provide continuity over 5 semesters not just for BASH programming but for system administration content as well - since OPS435 would now have a large component of system administration activities as well as some BASH programming.

Each of the 5 subjects would require a BASH scripting component. Below is a first pass at fleshing out what BASH concepts/commands need to be taught in each of the courses. Feel free to add your own ideas.
=== ULI101 (New Outline Ready for Sept 2012) ===
* Structure of a BASH script
** #!/bin/bash
** arguments $#, $0, $1, $2, ...
** return value $?
** execute permission - chmod u+x
* Pipelining
** connect output to input as in ls | wc -l
* File Redirection
** redirect output to a file as in ls > mylist or ls >> mylist
* I/O
** echo command
* BASH Filename Expansions
** ls *, ls *.c
=== OPS235 (New Outline Ready for Sept 2012) ===
Add the following

* BASH Variables
** user variables
** environment variables like $USER
* BASH Expansions
** file name
** variable
* Control Structures
** test command
** if statement
* Arithmetic Operators
** +, -, *, /, %, **
* Bitwise Operators
** |, &, ^, <<, >>
* Logical Operators
** ||, &&
* I/O
** read statement
* BASH Filters (Introduction)
** sort
** grep
** sed
** awk

Remove the Following
* install from source
* sudoers
* dhcp server

[[New OPS235 Outline for Fall 2012]]

=== OPS335 (New Outline Ready for Jan 2013) ===
* Basic Regular Expressions
** grep
* Basic Arrays
* Loop Structures
** for
** while
** until
* I/O
** printf statement
=== OPS435 (New Outline Ready for May 2013) ===
* Functions
* Extended Regular Expressions
* Associative Arrays
* AWK Programming
=== OPS535 (New Outline Ready for Sept 2013) ===
* Special Files
** /dev/tcp
** /dev/udp
* SED Programming