On Mon, 10 Feb 2003, Terry Hobart wrote: > This class covers command line bash commands. No real linux administration > was discussed. If you are good setting up scripts then you could skip the > class. I had only rudimentary script experience ( half deciphering How > To's ). This class add a great deal to my vocabulary. For my brother, who > has experience with bash said the class filled in a lot of holes in his self > taught training. > > I don't know if this helps too much - the class costing what it does - but I > found the class very stimulating and worth it. I am still NO bash expert or > even that competent, but I do understand a lot more code when I see it and > can travel around and manipulate the system better.
i've taught a number of unix/linux admin classes (both my own and for other vendors), and it's amazing the gaps in the knowledge of students who are self-taught (this is not a criticism, just an observation). inevitably, i will digress and spend some time covering topics that these students have barely seen, such as: 1) "um... what's with this 'export' thing i see in other people's startup files?" 2) "what gives me the permission to *delete* a file?" 3) "you mean i can use 'find' to find more than just things by file name?" 4) "well, yeah, i've *heard* of symbolic links, but i don't really know how they work." and so on, and so on. getting the root password and learning admin commands does not even *begin* to compare to the value of *really* understanding the fundamentals of file and directory management, and other basics. rday -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
