Introduction to UNIX: basic concepts

P. Regnauld <regnauld@eu.org>

1. Content

2. History

3. UNIX design

3.1. the Kernel

3.2. Virtual memory

3.3. Multi-user

3.4. the Filesystem

3.5. Access-rights

4. Basic concepts

4.1. Sessions

4.2. The shell and environment

4.3. Terminals

4.4. The manuals

4.5. Users and Groups

4.6. Processes, signals and job control

5. Filesystems

5.1. Directory / file hierarchy relations

6. Links