Linux Administration/Shells and Scripting/Shell Environment

This lesson covers the shell environment.

Objectives and Skills
Objectives and skills for the shell environment portion of Linux+ certification include:
 * Customize and use the shell environment
 * Set environment variables (e.g., PATH) at login or when spawning a new shell
 * Write BASH functions for frequently used sequences of commands
 * Maintain skeleton directories for new user accounts
 * Set command search path with the proper directory
 * The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
 * Source
 * /etc/bash.bashrc
 * /etc/profile
 * env
 * export
 * set
 * unset
 * ~/.bash_profile
 * ~/.bash_login
 * ~/.profile
 * ~/.bashrc
 * ~/.bash_logout
 * function
 * alias
 * lists

Activities

 * 1) Complete the tutorial IBM: Learn Linux, 101: Customize and use the shell environment