Prepare for LPIC-1 exam 102 - topic 105: Shells and shell scripting

This learning path is part of the Learn Linux, 102: A roadmap for LPIC-1 series.

Overview

The three tutorials in this learning path enable you to modify global and user profiles, set environment variables when you log in or spawn a new shell, create bash functions for frequently used sequences of commands, maintain skeleton directories for new user accounts, and set your command search path. You will also learn how to customize existing scrips or write simple new bash scripts. And finally, you’ll learn how to use basic SQL commands and perform basic data manipulation to find and store your data in relational databases.

Skill level

Intermediate

Estimated time to complete

Approximately 3 hours.

Learning objectives

Upon completion of this learning path, you will be able to:

• Customize and use the shell environment
• Customize or write simple scripts
• Perform SQL data management