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From: js@gaaj.uottawa.ca (Jean-Serge Gagnon)
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Subject: URGENT, need info for job interview monday
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Date: 26 Jun 92 23:04:03 GMT
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Hi,
First, I'd like to say thanks for reading this, and second sorry
for the cross-posting.
I hope I won't make this too long, but here goes:
I'm about to go for an interview, and at the last minute, my contact
tells me that his boss want's a Unix Guru (almost). I am one of those who
started playing with PC since they exist, and I learn really fast; I
learned BASIC in a week-end and learned C in two weeks! (to really be able
to use them). I have logged-on to Unix, done some peeking around, but that's
about it. I read through a book on the Bourn and Kourn shell's (the basics)
called "UNIX shell commands, quick reference" published by QUE.
I have an account on two seperate Unix machines. An IBM RS/6000
running AIX, and a SUN running Sun/OS. Please keep this in mind when
answering my questions. Also, if possible, could you reply via e-mail, as
it will be easier for me to read your replies. Of course, I will keep track
of the unix groups to learn more, but I would appreciate e-mail. If there
is a request, I will post a compilation to the appropriate group
(comp.unix.questions). My news software dosn't premit a Followup-to line,
Please put it to that group if you can.
Anyways, here's the point: I need to be able to use UNIX in an
intelligent, basic way, by monday. Some will say "impossible, he must be
crazy!", but when I say that I learn fast, it's not an over-statement, I
REALLY do, please help me with these somewhat "stupid" questions:
1) The most simple (I'm sure), but most important thing. How do you
know if a file is executable? And how do you start it, by typing it
in?
2) I know about fg and bg, so, if I want to execute a command in the
backgroud, logoff and have it continue, do I just have to do:
bg command
3) Is any command executable in the background, and if not, how can
you know?
4) What about executable scripts? How do you recognize them ? How do
you create them? With any editor, like vi?
5) OK! Now let's say I FTP somewhere and get a UNIX compressed file
(.Z) that's executable, how do I use it? I know about uncompress.
6) Does the path work the same way as an DOS machine, or are there
variations I should know about?
I'm sure I will have many other questions over the week-end, so if you do
reply, please indicate whether you would or can accept any questions that
I will have after having these answered.
Thanks for your help