How to Learn Unix Online

You can learn Unix online from virtually any location.

Unix is a computer operating system that was originally developed in 1969 at Bell Labs. Since inception, Unix has been an interactive, multi-user computer operating system that controls the communications, data storage and information process capabilities of the computer hardware. Over the years Unix has evolved many times. These days Unix is considered more of a standard than a standalone operating system. Many other systems are based on the Unix framework, including GNU/Linux, Mac OS X/Darwin (Apple), AIX (IBM) and Solaris (Sun), so learning Unix can give you a solid base from which you can expand your knowledge in nearly any direction.



Learning Unix isn't easy, but there are a number of free online tutorials available.

Instructions

1. Mindpicnic offers several online lessons that range from an Introduction to Unix to an advanced program that will teach you the direct software commands needed to program in Unix.

2. Idaho State University (Isu.edu) provides 14 text-based online Unix courses contained within two workshops, "Introduction to Unix" and "Intermediate Unix."

3. Softlookup.com grants access to 47 different sessions that cover everything from the history of Unix to using Unix-based programming languages such as C and Pearl.

References

• The Open Group: What is Unix
• Mindpicnic: Learn Unix Online
• Idaho State University: A Basic Unix Tutorial
• Softlookup: Learn Unix