Workstation Survival Skills Accelerated Technical Training for Unix Workstation Users
Format	A variety of formats are available, depending on need: 2 days, 4 half-days, or 5 half-days. Emphasis on practical skills. Hands-on.
Audience	This is a technical course for Hewlett-Packard and Agilent people getting started in the Unix workstation environment, including: New users of Unix-based, networked workstations Programmers getting started in the Unix environment, as a prerequisite for advanced techniques MPE and PC users adding to their career options Management seeking technical breadth A technical background helps but isn't required
Method	In its method, the course's emphasis is on the practical, with the majority of the classroom time devoted to hands-on activity. Attendees largely set their own paces, with the instructor acting mainly as a facilitator. Historical and theoretical material is kept to a minimum.
Objectives	You will practice and learn to: Be productive with your Unix workstation. Master a repertory of commonly-used Unix commands. Operate the window system. Create, move, rename, copy, print, sort, format, and organize files. Navigate the filesystem. Edit text with `vi` and/or `vuepad`. Grant and deny permission to access files. Login to remote systems with `telnet` and/or `rlogin`. Transfer files with `ftp` across the network. Share windows (with `SharedX`) with users on other workstations. Apply advanced shell techniques including command line editing, filename metacharacters, and aliases. Customize your Unix sessions. Monitor and analyze system processes and performance with `ps`, `glance` and/or `gpm`. Do things
Contents	Exact details and schedule vary according to need and format. Session 1 Logging in Windows Some commands The corporate computing environment Market survey Preview of netnews Session 2 Command line editing File management Permissions Redirection File system Preview of vi Session 3 Directories More commands Pipes Filename metacharacters More vi Session 4 Electronic mail (elm or netscape) Netnews (netscape) Session 5 Processes Shells Networking Summary: strengths and weaknesses
Classroom Setup	Delivery of this course requires a classroom equipped with: an overhead projector a PC or workstation for each student a PC or workstation for the instructor connection to the internet workbook repro Travel outside the San Francisco Bay Area requires reimbursement of the instructor's travel expense.

Workstation Survival Skills

Accelerated Technical Training for Unix Workstation Users

Format

A variety of formats are available, depending on need: 2 days, 4 half-days, or 5 half-days.
Emphasis on practical skills.
Hands-on.

Audience

This is a technical course for Hewlett-Packard and Agilent people getting started in the Unix workstation environment, including:

New users of Unix-based, networked workstations
Programmers getting started in the Unix environment, as a prerequisite for advanced techniques
MPE and PC users adding to their career options
Management seeking technical breadth
A technical background helps but isn't required

Method

In its method, the course's emphasis is on the practical, with the majority of the classroom time devoted to hands-on activity. Attendees largely set their own paces, with the instructor acting mainly as a facilitator. Historical and theoretical material is kept to a minimum.

Objectives

You will practice and learn to:

Be productive with your Unix workstation.
Master a repertory of commonly-used Unix commands.
Operate the window system.
Create, move, rename, copy, print, sort, format, and organize files.
Navigate the filesystem.
Edit text with vi and/or vuepad.
Grant and deny permission to access files.
Login to remote systems with telnet and/or rlogin.
Transfer files with ftp across the network.
Share windows (with SharedX) with users on other workstations.
Apply advanced shell techniques including command line editing, filename metacharacters, and aliases.
Customize your Unix sessions.
Monitor and analyze system processes and performance with ps, glance and/or gpm.
Do things

Exact details and schedule vary according to need and format.

Session 1

Logging in
Windows
Some commands
The corporate computing environment
Market survey
Preview of netnews

Session 2

Command line editing
File management
Permissions
Redirection
File system
Preview of vi

Session 3

Directories
More commands
Pipes
Filename metacharacters
More vi

Session 4

Electronic mail (elm or netscape)
Netnews (netscape)

Session 5

Processes
Shells
Networking
Summary: strengths and weaknesses

Classroom Setup

Delivery of this course requires a classroom equipped with:

an overhead projector
a PC or workstation for each student
a PC or workstation for the instructor
connection to the internet
workbook repro

Travel outside the San Francisco Bay Area requires reimbursement of the instructor's travel expense.

Dan Keller Technical Services
2248 International Blvd., Oakland
California, USA 94606
tel: 415 / 861-4500