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I.  INTRODUCTION



A.  Audience



This course is for individuals who have completed "UNIX for
Beginning Users" (or equivalent experience) and want to write UNIX
BourneShell script files.  A script file contains a sequence of
UNIX commands which can be executed by entering one command.  It
is assumed that the student already has a good understanding of the
UNIX operating system, be able to use a UNIX editor, and be
familiar with a computer terminal or typewriter keyboard.




B.  Course Objectives



Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able
to:

     1.   Write moderately complex BourneShell scripts.

     2.   Make a BourneShell script executable.

     3.   Demonstrate how to use the following BourneShell
          commands: shift, exit, expr, test, if then, if then else,
          if then elif, for, while, until, and case.

     4.   Use the following BourneShell constructs: tracing
          mechanisms (for debugging), user variables, BourneShell
          variables, read-only variables, positional parameters,
          reading input to a BourneShell script, command
          substitution, comments, and exporting variables.  In
          addition, test on numeric values, test on file type, and
          test on character strings are covered.

     6.   Create a ".profile" script to customize the user
          environment.

     7.   Use advanced features of File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

     8.   Compile source code into object and executable modules.

     9.   Optional: KornShell programming.  This is of primary
          interest to programmers.

     10.  Convert VMS DCL command files to UNIX Shell.




C.  Course Handout Conventions


There are several conventions used in this handout for consistency
and easier interpretation:


     1.   Samples of actual terminal sessions are single-lined
          boxed.


     2.   User entries are shown in bold print and are underlined.

          exit


     3.   All keyboard functions in the text will be bold.  

          (Ret)               Backspace
          Tab                 Ctrl-F6
          Print (Shift-F7)    Go to DOS (1)

          NOTE:     (Ret) indicates the Return or Enter key located
                    above the right Shift key.


     4.   Examples of user entries not showing the computer's
          response are in dotted-lined boxes.                   
           


     5.   Command formats are double-lined boxed.



     6.   Three dots either in vertical or horizontal alignment
          mean continuation or that data is missing from diagram.




                                                                

                                                              
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