UNIX, Linux - Week 3

Running head: UNIX AND LINUX SHELL OPERATORS 1

UNIX AND LINUX SHELL OPERATORS 1

In this week’s assignment you will examine the various input and output of various shell commands based within the operating system. The components referenced in this week’s assignment requires us to examine various file sorting utilities, often used as a filter in a pipe, which handles connection of a standard output from one command adjoining to a standard input of another. Other area’s that will be discussed in-depth will be the shell and what redirections means to the shell and how the bash accesses a file through standard input and outputs as redirection of commands to a file. Overall, this document will aid in comprehending the behaviors and characteristics of pipes, redirection operators and how they work and what shell features mean to the operating system. In conclusion, both features Linux redirection and Unix shell script features, which are designed for controlling program execution and document control will be completely covered as a reference to our final week (5) assignment.