Category Linux

Unix Files

Unix File Structure: File: The file is a container for storing information. As a first approximation, we can treat it simply as a sequence of characters. If you name a file foo and write three characters a, b and c…

WORKING WITH BOURNE SHELL

Introduction:                         Why shell programming? A working knowledge of shell scripting is essential to everyone wishing to become reasonably adept at system administration, even if they do not anticipate ever having to actually write a script. When a Linux machine…

Basics of Unix

Unix PROGRAMMING Introduction to Unix: Unix  is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson,  Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna. The Unix operating system was first developed in assembly language, but by 1973 had…