Module 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE SOLARIS OPERATING SYSTEM

• A brief history of UNIX
• The UNIX kernel
• The UNIX file system
• Getting started navigating the file system
• The file system structure
• Directories and files
• Pathnames
• Navigating the file system
• Exercise: Logging on to the system
• Exercise: Navigating the file system

 Module 2: BASIC COMMANDS

• Command line syntax
• Basic file handling commands
• Basic Directory handling commands
• Filename wildcard characters
• Exercise: Manipulating files and directories

 Module 3: REDIRECTION AND PIPES

• Input redirection
• Output redirection
• Pipes
• Exercise: Using redirection and pipe facilities

 Module 4: NTRODUCTION TO THE vi EDITOR

• Overview of the vi editor
• Basic functions
• Switching to input mode
• Other useful commands
• Exercises: Using the vi editor
• Exercise: Using more advanced vi features

 Module 5: SEARCHING AND REPLACING TEXT

• Searching and replacing text using the vi editor
• Using regular expressions (regex)
• Using sed for search and replace
• Searching for text with grep, egrep and fgrep
• Exercises: Searching and Replacing Text

 Module 6: RECALLING AND EDITING COMMANDS

• Overview
• The bash shell
• The korn shell
• Exercises: Recall and Edit Commands

 Module 7: FILE PERMISSIONS AND ACCESS CONTROL

• Users and user groups
• File access permissions
• Changing file attributes
• Switching users and user groups
• Linking files
• Exercise: Setting and access permissions

 Module 8: FILTERING TEXT

• Overview
• The cut command
• An introduction to awk
• The nl command
• Exercises: Filtering Text

 Module 9: PROCESSES

• What is a process?
• Monitoring processes
• Killing processes
• Background processes
• Job Control
• Grouping commands
• Exercise: Monitoring and controlling processes

 Module 10: THE USER ENVIRONMENT

• Customising the .profile or .bash_profile
• Customising the .kshrc or .bashrc
• Exercise: Setting up an environment

 Module 11: MORE BASIC COMMANDS

• The find command
• Using xargs command
• The locate command
• The df command
• The cut command
• The sort command
• Finding duplicate content
• The finger command
• Exercise: More Basic Commands

Solaris Introduction Course Prerequisites:

• Basic understanding of computer systems.
• Familiarity with Unix/Linux operating system environments.
• Experience in Unix/Linux system administration.
• Knowledge of fundamental networking concepts.
• Proficiency in any programming language.
• Understanding of basic hardware, software, and OS concepts.