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Course, academic year 2021/2022
  
   
Programming in shell - B143003
Title: Programování v shellu
Form of teaching: practicals
Guaranteed by: Department of Informatics and Chemistry (143)
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology
Actual: from 2020 to 2022
Duration in semesters: 1
Semester: both
Points: 4
E-Credits: 4
Examination process:
Hours per week, examination: 0/3, MC [HT]
Capacity: winter:unknown / unlimited (unknown)
summer:unknown / unknown (unknown)
Maximum number of enrolled students: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Repeated enrollment: - / - / - / 9
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
Guarantor: Čech Petr Ing. Ph.D.
Classification: Informatics > Programming
Interchangeability : N143081
Examination dates   Schedule   
This subject contains the following additional online materials
Annotation -
The subject focuses on teaching programming in the shell - the command interpreter of the Linux operating system. In a series of practical exercises, students will learn to use basic commands and advanced shell tools. They will learn how to work in a remote Linux environment, write shell scripts, and automate data processing and other tasks.
Last update: Čmelo Ivan (10.09.2026)
Course completion requirements -

Credit for homeworks.

Last update: CECHP (12.12.2024)
Literature -

Z:Shah Steve, Soyinka Wale, Administrace systému Linux, 2007, 978-80-247-1694-7

D:William E. Shotts, The Linux Command Line: A Complete Introduction, 2012, 978-1593273897

Last update: CECHP (15.04.2025)
Requirements to the exam -

Attendance list. Solution of homeworks.

Last update: CECHP (12.12.2024)
Syllabus -

1. Introduction. Command line. Shell control. Working with commands. Manual pages and other documentation.

2. Manipulation with files and directories. Searching.

3. Input, output and redirection. Expansion operators.

4. User permissions.

5. Regular expressions.

6. Manipulation with text.

7. Advanced text transformations.

8. Structure of shell script. Sequence of commands.

9. Construction of conditions.

10. Construction of loops.

11. Arithmetic and logic operations.

12. Arrays.

13. Functions.

Last update: Čmelo Ivan (10.09.2026)
Learning resources -

stackoverflow.com

abclinuxu.cz

root.cz

Use of LLMs is allowed in all parts of the course, provided that:

1) The student is always responsible for the correctness of the solution.

2) The student must demonstrate full understanding of all submitted solutions.

Last update: Čmelo Ivan (10.09.2026)
Learning outcomes -

Students will be able to:

  • Control Linux based operating systems using shell commands on an user level.
  • Write scripts for automated and efficient data processing using shell commands.
Last update: Čmelo Ivan (10.09.2026)
Registration requirements -

No prior knowledge of SHELL/Linux is presumed.

Last update: Čmelo Ivan (10.09.2026)
Teaching methods
Activity Credits Hours
Práce na individuálním projektu 1.4 38
Účast na seminářích 2.6 74
4 / 4 112 / 112
 
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