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UNIX-Intro, Terms & Commands

The document discusses key concepts in operating systems including shells, kernels, Unix vs Linux, features of Unix, and Unix shells. It provides definitions and examples of shells, kernels, and the difference between Unix and Linux. It outlines some of the special features of Unix including multi-user and multi-tasking support. It also summarizes different Unix shells including sh, csh, ksh, and bash and how commands are handled internally vs externally in Unix shells.

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UNIX-Intro, Terms & Commands

The document discusses key concepts in operating systems including shells, kernels, Unix vs Linux, features of Unix, and Unix shells. It provides definitions and examples of shells, kernels, and the difference between Unix and Linux. It outlines some of the special features of Unix including multi-user and multi-tasking support. It also summarizes different Unix shells including sh, csh, ksh, and bash and how commands are handled internally vs externally in Unix shells.

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Some terms used in OS

Shell:Nothing but a command language Interpreter.It


provides user a basic way to communicate with the machine. A shell is software that provides an interface for users of an operating system which provides access to the services of a kernel. For example,the command line in DOS or GUI in Windows etc. Now whats kernel? Kernel is a bridge between applications and the actual data processing done at the hardware level.

So,What is the difference between Unix and Linux?


Unix is a complete operating system.There are distributors of it like BSD,Solaris etc Linux is basically a kernel.OS can be developed using this linux kernel.These all come under Unix-like systems.we have different distributors like ubuntu,redhat etc

UNIX Introduction:
1.Whats so special about UNIX?:supports Multiuser &Multitasking
2.Programs are designed to work together(they are like general tools). 3.UNIX systems are usually split, or bundled, into various component packages. Typical bundling includes the following: Basic System:Basic commands and utilities. Programming:Compilers, debuggers, and libraries. Text Processing:Troff, macros, and related tools. Networking:Utilities for connecting to remote machines, including commands like rlogin, rcp, etc. Windowing:Graphical user interfaces such as OPEN LOOK and Motif. 4.Anyone Can Program the Unix Shell.

Salient features of UNIX

UNIX shells
Several different shells are available: you are free to choose the one that best suits your interests or your application. The most common ones are: sh The Bourne shell It is a bit primitive and lacks job control features (the ability to move jobs from the foreground to the background). Most UNIX users consider the Bourne shell superior for shell programming or writing command files. csh The C shell It has a lot of nice features that aren't available in the Bourne shell, including job control and history (the ability to repeat commands that you have already given). There are a lot of hidden bugs. ksh The Korn shell is compatible with the Bourne shell, but has most of the C shell's features plus some completely new features, like history editing ( the ability to recall old commands and edit them before executing them.) It is also more reliable than csh

bash The "Bourne-again" shell developed by the Free Software Foundation. bash is fairly similar to the Korn shell. It has many of the C shell's features, plus history editing and a built-in help command. OVERVIEW OF COMMANDS Some commands that you type are internal, built into the shell. For example, the cd command is builtin.That is, the shell interprets that command and changes your current directory for you. The ls command, on the other hand, is an external program stored in the file /bin/ls. The shell doesn't start a separate process to run internal commands. External commands require the shell to fork and exec a new subprocess ; this takes some time, especially on a busy system. When you type the name of a command, the shell first checks to see if it is a built-in command and, if so,executes it. If the command name is an absolute pathname beginning with /, like /bin/ls, there is no problem: the command is likewise executed. If the command is neither built-in, nor specified with an absolute pathname, the shell looks in its search path for an executable program or script with the given name.

The search path is exactly what its name implies: a list of directories that the shell should look through for a command whose name matches what is typed.The search path isn't built into the shell; it's something you specify in your shell setup files. The search path is stored in an environment variable called PATH . A typical PATH setting might look something like this: PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/ucb:/home/tim/bin:

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