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Weekly Class Notes

Jan 12 11:23 2005  week01notes.txt   Week 1 Notes for NET2003
Jan 19 03:45 2005  week02notes.txt   Week 2 Notes for NET2003
Jan 26 02:49 2005  week03notes.txt   Week 3 Notes for NET2003
Jan 31 05:27 2005  week04notes.txt   Week 4 Notes for NET2003
Feb  9 10:17 2005  week05notes.txt   Week 5 Notes for NET2003
Feb 16 09:46 2005  week06notes.txt   Week 6 Notes for NET2003
Mar 22 20:52 2005  week07notes.txt   Week 7 Notes for NET2003
Mar 10 07:10 2005  week08notes.txt   Week 8 Notes for NET2003
Mar 13 05:55 2005  week09notes.txt   Week 9 Notes for NET2003
Mar 23 02:00 2005  week10notes.txt   Week 10 Notes for NET2003
Mar 24 07:06 2005  week11notes.txt   Week 11 Notes for NET2003
Apr  6 09:59 2005  week12notes.txt   Week 12 Notes for NET2003

Course Notes (alphabetical order)

Feb 14 13:48 2005  CGI_script.txt   Building a CGI Script on Unix
Jan  4 13:22 2005  README.txt   README - Index to this NET2003 directory
Jan  4 17:50 2005  arguments_and_options.txt   Options and Arguments on Unix Command Lines
Jan 11 14:57 2005  caddy.txt   Drive caddy jumper issues - /dev/hda /dev/hdb
Mar 31 10:13 2005  chkconfig.txt   The chkconfig command and SysV start-up scripts
Jan 30 09:15 2005  collate_order.txt   Collate order - making GLOB patterns and sorting work
Jan 29 05:58 2005  command_substitution.txt   Command Substitution - $(unix command)
Jan  4 16:42 2005  course_linux_server.txt   The Course Linux Server
Jan  4 16:29 2005  datsubmit.txt   Using the datsubmit command
Jan 29 05:06 2005  deep_nesting.txt   Avoiding deeply nested IF statements (Structured/Un-Structured)
Nov  1 13:08 2004  exit_status.txt   Return Code, Exit Status, test, if, and while
Feb 12 04:39 2011  file_system.txt   Unix/Linux File System - (correct explanation)
Jan  4 17:07 2005  file_transfer.txt   File transfer between machines
Apr 17 09:55 2005  finaltest3directions.txt   Directions and preparing for Test #3 (Final Exam) [First DRAFT]
Jan 23 16:58 2005  finding_files.txt   Searching for and finding files by name
Jan 20 02:10 2005  glob_patterns.txt   GLOB patterns (wildcard pathname matching)
Jan  4 17:18 2005  home_and_HOME.txt   Directories: current, HOME, and /home
Jan  4 17:35 2005  how_to_print.txt   How to print things in NET2003
Feb 16 09:59 2005  http_session.txt   sample HTTP session using the "nc" command
Jan  4 16:06 2005  internet_basics.html   Internet Basics
Jan 25 21:56 2005  job_control.txt   Shell background/foreground job control
Feb  2 08:43 2005  knoppix_booting.txt   Using the Knoppix Linux CDROM
Jan 29 05:35 2005  less_code.txt   Less Code is Better Code - stop cutting and pasting identical code
Oct 20 10:50 2005  links_and_inodes.html   Hard links and Unix file system nodes (inodes)
Jan 26 02:10 2005  man_page_RTFM.txt   Searching for items in the Unix manual pages (RTFM)
Mar 24 06:00 2005  mandrake_config.txt   Mandrakelinux Configuration - making the server useful using urpmi
Mar 15 00:00 2005  mandrake_install.txt   Mandrakelinux Install - fdisk partitioning, booting GRUB, etc.
Mar 15 06:02 2005  mandrake_network.txt   Mandrakelinux Network Repair - if your Mini system has no networking
Jan 23 19:38 2005  miscellaneous.txt   Miscellaneous Unix Facts
Apr  6 09:36 2005  mobile.txt   Linux configuration on a removable disk
Feb 16 09:45 2005  nntp_session.txt   sample NNTP session using the "nc" command
Sep 27 05:47 2011  pathnames.txt   Unix/Linux Pathnames
Jan 10 03:02 2005  permissions.txt   Unix Permissions
Jan 17 05:12 2005  practiceCommands_1.txt   Practice Unix/Linux Questions #1
Mar  4 01:52 2005  practiceCommands_2.txt   Practice Unix/Linux Questions #2
Mar  2 09:13 2005  practiceCommands_3.txt   Practice Unix/Linux Questions #3
Nov  9 01:08 2004  quick_tests.txt   Return Code, Exit Status, ||, &&, test, and if
Jan 17 03:25 2005  quotes.txt   Unix/Linux Shell Command Line Quoting
Feb  5 16:54 2011  redirection.txt   Unix Shell I/O Redirection (including Pipes)
Feb  7 00:22 2005  script_checklist.txt   Shell Script Checklist - a list of things to verify in your shell scripts
Mar  2 08:45 2005  script_practice1.txt   Practice Script #1 Specifications
Mar  2 08:48 2005  script_practice2.txt   Practice Script #2 Specifications
Mar  2 09:33 2005  script_practice2answer.txt   Two sample solutions to script_practice2.txt
Mar  4 01:10 2005  script_practice3.txt   Practice Script #3 Specifications
Mar  4 01:15 2005  script_practice3answer.txt   Script Practice #3 answer - 71 marks
Mar  4 01:10 2005  script_practice4.txt   Practice Script #4 Specifications
Mar  4 01:15 2005  script_practice4answer.txt   Script Practice #4 answer - 69 marks
Feb 27 07:05 2005  script_style.txt   Shell Script Programming Conventions and Style
Mar 16 00:00 2005  server_admin.txt   Linux Server Administration - reboot/shutdown, backups
Jan  4 17:41 2005  shell_prompt.txt   Setting the BASH shell prompt
Feb 15 13:19 2005  shell_read.txt   Reading stdin into shell variables - read, EOF, and exec
Jan 26 09:42 2005  shell_script_execution.txt   How a Shell Script is "Executed"
Jan 25 22:01 2005  shell_variables.txt   Shell Variables you should know (including $* and $@)
Feb 16 09:30 2005  smtp_session.txt   sample SMTP session using the "nc" command
Jan  4 18:10 2005  startup_files.txt   Setting up Startup Files: .bash_profile and .bashrc
Mar 16 16:35 2005  t111_server.txt   T111/114/115 Server Available
Jan  7 06:34 2005  terminal.txt   Using telnet/ssh Terminal emulators
Jan 30 15:36 2005  umask.txt   Umask and Permissions
Feb 28 07:14 2005  unix_command_list.txt   Basic Unix/Linux Command List
Jan 23 14:47 2005  unix_shell.txt   The Unix/Linux Shell
Jan  4 17:43 2005  vi_basics.txt   The VI (VIM) Editor - Basics

Projects/Labs/Assignments/Exercises (for hand-in)

Jan 10 04:26 2005  exercise01.txt   Exercise #1 for NET2003 due January 10, 2005
Jan 17 09:00 2005  exercise02.txt   Exercise #2 for NET2003 due January 17, 2005
Jan 24 09:16 2005  exercise03.txt   Exercise #3 for NET2003 due January 24, 2005
Feb  7 04:18 2005  exercise03_myscript.sh.txt   Exercise #3 myscript.sh sample solution
Jan 26 04:48 2005  exercise03_myscript.txt   Exercise #3 sample output from myscript.sh
Jan 31 06:34 2005  exercise04.txt   Exercise #4 for NET2003 due February 3, 2005
Apr  7 13:05 2005  exercise04_myscript4.sh.txt   Demonstrate data manipulation using Unix pipes
Apr  7 13:36 2005  exercise04_weather.sh.txt   Fetch the current Ottawa temperature from the Enviro Canada web site.
Feb  7 05:02 2005  exercise05.txt   Exercise #5 for NET2003 due February 15, 2005
Apr 10 12:05 2005  exercise05_weather5.sh.txt   fetch via WWW the current temperature for a select set of Canadian cities
Feb 14 06:38 2005  exercise06.txt   Exercise #6 for NET2003 due February 28, 2005
Apr 21 16:13 2005  exercise06_date_cgi.txt   This CGI script displays the date and one passed argument.
Apr 21 16:17 2005  exercise06_weather6a_cgi.txt   This CGI script displays the Ottawa weather temperature.
Apr 21 16:28 2005  exercise06_weather6b_cgi.txt   This CGI script displays the temperature for a given city code
Feb 28 07:11 2005  exercise07.txt   Exercise #7 for NET2003 due March 1, 2005
May  1 21:16 2005  exercise07_partitions.sh.txt   Output a list of partitions and types for a given disk letter
Apr 22 16:13 2005  exercise07_week7answers.txt   assignment label here
Mar  4 04:32 2005  exercise08.txt   Exercise #8 for NET2003 due March 7, 2005
Mar 13 21:15 2005  exercise09.txt   Exercise #9 for NET2003 due March 14-21, 2005
Mar 13 21:50 2005  exercise10.txt   Exercise #10 for NET2003 due March 21, 2005
Mar 21 02:38 2005  exercise11.txt   Exercise #11 for NET2003 due March 21, 2005
Apr 22 16:37 2005  exercise11_week10answers.txt   assignment label here
Mar 24 10:02 2005  exercise12.txt   Exercise #12 for NET2003 due March 28/30, 2005
Apr  5 17:26 2005  exercise13.txt   Exercise #13 for NET2003 due April 4/8, 2005
Apr 22 17:25 2005  exercise13_week12answers.txt   assignment label here

Shell Scripts

Jan 30 20:35 2005  argv.sh.txt   This shell script displays the command line arguments.
Feb  7 04:18 2005  commandline_arguments.sh.txt   demonstrate the use of command line arguments in a script
Feb  7 04:18 2005  elif.sh.txt   Syntax:
Feb  7 04:18 2005  file_size_classer.sh.txt   Classify a file as small, medium, large.
Feb 25 03:25 2004  iftest1.sh.txt   We don't want the usual output of DIFF on the screen, so we throw it away.
Feb 25 03:26 2004  iftest2.sh.txt   For a list of numeric comparison operators, see the "test" man page.
Feb 25 03:26 2004  iftest3.sh.txt   String comparison uses "=" not "-eq".
Feb 25 03:26 2004  iftest4.sh.txt   See the "test" man page for a larger list of file-testing operators.
Feb 25 03:27 2004  iftest6.sh.txt   Issue an error message unless exactly one command line argument is given.
Feb 25 03:27 2004  iftest7.sh.txt   Print an error if the argument is missing, or is not a file.
Nov 15 13:59 2004  iftest8.sh.txt   Specifications:
Nov 15 13:56 2004  iftest9.sh.txt   Specifications:
Feb  7 04:18 2005  integer_sort.sh.txt   read three integers and sort them
Feb  7 04:18 2005  optional_args1.sh.txt   Demonstrate method 1 for prompting for missing command line arguments.
Feb  7 04:18 2005  optional_args2.sh.txt   Demonstrate method 2 for prompting for missing command line arguments.
Feb  7 04:18 2005  optional_args3.sh.txt   Display PWD MAIL HOME replaced by optional command line arguments.
Feb  7 04:18 2005  passwd_string_finder.sh.txt   look for an optional string in the Unix password file
Feb  7 04:18 2005  path_tester.sh.txt   Perform several tests on the first argument to this script.
Feb  7 04:18 2005  path_validator.sh.txt   Validate a single command line argument (file or directory).
Mar  2 08:45 2005  script_practice1.sh.txt   Sample solution to script_practice1.txt
Feb  7 04:18 2005  shellread.sh.txt   demonstrate the use of the shell "read" built-in command
Oct 14 17:06 2003  showtest.sh.txt   This script runs in "debug" mode (see the -x above).
Feb  7 04:18 2005  sort_top_five.sh.txt   This scripts sorts a file and displays the top 5 lines.
Feb  7 04:18 2005  string_compare.sh.txt   This script compares two strings: an argument and stdin.
Feb  7 04:18 2005  wait_login.sh.txt   Syntax: $0 userid
Feb  7 04:18 2005  weather1.sh.txt   A weather script to show the current temperature in Ottawa
Feb  7 04:18 2005  weather2.sh.txt   A weather script to show the current temperature in Ottawa.
Feb 17 18:56 2005  while1.sh.txt   Syntax: $0 (no arguments)
Feb  7 04:18 2005  while2.sh.txt   Syntax: $0 number

Program Source

Sep 20 23:15 2004  argv.c++.txt   Save this program as: argv.c++
Sep 20 23:15 2004  argv.c.txt   Save this program as: argv.c
Jan 24 02:43 2004  stdxxx.c++.txt   Produces output on stdout and stderr, prompts and reads from stdin.

Miscellaneous

Jan 24 16:25 2005  net2003-05w.pdf   
Apr  6 03:04 2005  text_errata.txt   Errors in Advanced Linux Networking by Roderick W. Smith

Quizzes, Tests, and Exams

Jan 20 01:52 2005  practiceTest1.pdf   
Jan 19 03:06 2005  practiceTest1.ps   
Jan 19 03:06 2005  practiceTest1.txt   Practice Test #1 Questions
Mar  4 04:22 2005  practiceTest2.pdf   
Mar  4 04:22 2005  practiceTest2.ps   
Mar  4 04:22 2005  practiceTest2.txt   Practice Test #2 Questions
Jan 23 18:53 2005  termtest1directions.txt   Directions and preparing for Test #1
Jan 26 16:04 2005  termtest1marksanalysis.txt   Question Selection for Multiple Choice Test #1
Jan 26 15:53 2005  termtest1multiplechoice.pdf   
Jan 26 15:53 2005  termtest1multiplechoice.ps   
Jan 26 15:53 2005  termtest1multiplechoice.txt   Test #1 Multiple Choice
Mar  4 01:56 2005  termtest2directions.txt   Directions and preparing for Test #2
Mar 10 11:24 2005  termtest2marksanalysis.txt   Question Selection for Multiple Choice Test #2
Mar  9 18:17 2005  termtest2multiplechoice.pdf   
Mar  9 18:17 2005  termtest2multiplechoice.ps   
Mar  9 18:17 2005  termtest2multiplechoice.txt   Test #2 Multiple Choice
Mar  9 10:50 2005  termtest2shell.pdf   
Mar  9 10:50 2005  termtest2shell.ps   
Mar  9 10:50 2005  termtest2shell.txt   Test #2 Shell Programming
Mar  9 18:19 2005  termtest2shellanswer.txt   Test #2 sample answer - Script Part II - 88 marks - 13 of 25%

Optional Material

Jan  4 16:25 2005  opt_why_shell.txt   Why Learn the Unix Shells?
Jan  4 16:24 2005  opt_opensource.txt   The Open Source Movement
Aug 30 04:01 2004  opt_mainframe_linux.txt   IBM System/390: The Linux Dream Machine