Linux Administration/Shells and Scripting/Shell Environment
This lesson covers the shell environment.
Objectives and Skills
editObjectives and skills for the shell environment portion of Linux+ certification include:[1]
- Customize and use the shell environment
- Set environment variables (e.g., PATH) at login or when spawning a new shell
- Write BASH functions for frequently used sequences of commands
- Maintain skeleton directories for new user accounts
- Set command search path with the proper directory
- The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
- Source
- /etc/bash.bashrc
- /etc/profile
- env
- export
- set
- unset
- ~/.bash_profile
- ~/.bash_login
- ~/.profile
- ~/.bashrc
- ~/.bash_logout
- function
- alias
- lists
Readings
editMultimedia
editActivities
edit- Complete the tutorial IBM: Learn Linux, 101: Customize and use the shell environment