Unix & Shell Scripting Internship

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What you will learn

Day 1: Introduction to Unix/Linux

  • Overview of Unix/Linux operating systems
  • Basic Unix commands and file system navigation
  • Accessing the command-line interface (CLI)

Day 2: File and Directory Operations

  • Creating, renaming, and deleting files and directories
  • File permissions and ownership
  • Manipulating file content (reading, writing, appending)

Day 3: File and Text Processing

  • Working with file contents using text editors (e.g., Vi/Vim, Nano)
  • Searching and replacing text using grep and sed
  • Combining and splitting files using cat, head, tail, and cut commands

Day 4: Working with Shell Scripts

  • Introduction to shell scripting
  • Writing and executing basic shell scripts (Bash or any preferred shell)
  • Passing arguments to scripts and using variables

Day 5: Conditional Statements and Loops

  • Implementing conditional statements (if-else, case)
  • Looping constructs (for, while, until) in shell scripts
  • Control flow and decision making

Day 6: Command-Line Arguments and Input/Output

  • Handling command-line arguments in shell scripts
  • Input/output redirection (stdin, stdout, stderr)
  • Understanding exit codes and error handling

Day 7: Functions and Libraries

  • Creating and using functions in shell scripts
  • Organizing code into libraries
  • Using external commands and programs in scripts

Day 8: Advanced Text Processing

  • Using regular expressions (regex) for pattern matching
  • Advanced text manipulation using awk and cut commands
  • Formatting and sorting text output

Day 9: Process Management

  • Process monitoring and management using ps, top, and kill commands
  • Background and foreground processes
  • Job control and process scheduling

Day 10: Shell Scripting Best Practices

  • Writing clean and maintainable shell scripts
  • Debugging techniques and error handling
  • Script documentation and comments

Day 11: Shell Scripting for System Administration

  • Automating system administration tasks using shell scripts
  • User and group management
  • Disk and file system management

Day 12: File Permissions and Security

  • Understanding file permissions and access control
  • Managing file permissions using chmod and chown commands
  • Basic security practices and principles

Day 13: Shell Scripting for System Monitoring

  • Monitoring system resources (CPU, memory, disk usage)
  • Collecting and analyzing system logs
  • Automating system monitoring tasks

Day 14: Shell Scripting for Networking

  • Working with network utilities (ping, traceroute, netstat)
  • Automating network-related tasks using shell scripts
  • Simple network client-server interactions

Day 15: Scripting for Data Processing and Automation

  • Scripting data processing tasks (e.g., data extraction, transformation)
  • Task automation using cron jobs and scheduling
  • Scripting backups and data archiving

Day 16 to 20: Project Work and Presentation

  • Work on a small project or assignment that integrates multiple concepts learned during the internship
  • Apply shell scripting skills to automate a real-world task or solve a problem
  • Prepare a presentation to showcase the project and acquired skills