This Solaris training course develops advanced Solaris programming skills through practical, instructor-led learning. You’ll master shell scripting, AWK, sed, and essential Solaris tools, gaining industry-relevant expertise that you can apply with confidence.
Solaris Advanced Shell Programming Tools
Drive technical excellence with advanced Solaris skills
Develop advanced tools and techniques for efficient system management. You’ll sharpen your skills in automating tasks, manipulating data, writing maintainable shell scripts, optimising systems, and streamlining workflows, building the capability to handle complex Solaris environments.
Learning objectives
- Apply advanced Solaris shell scripting techniques
- Manage file backup, restore, and compression
- Schedule and control background jobs
- Compare and manipulate file content
- Use regular expressions for data searches
- Edit and transform text with sed
- Create and manage AWK scripts
- Implement AWK arrays and functions
- Utilise Solaris command-line utilities effectively
What you’ll learn
Throughout the course, you’ll advance from shell scripting techniques to mastering sed and AWK. Topics include automation, efficient file management, and the use of command-line utilities to tackle complex Solaris programming and system challenges with ease.
Splitting and organising large files
Develop practical methods for breaking down large files into manageable, structured sections that are easier to process. You’ll apply context-based and content-specific rules to organise data for quicker analysis and reduced system strain. This capability is essential for maintaining performance and ensuring accuracy when dealing with complex datasets in demanding Solaris system environments, for both routine operations and large-scale projects.
Using arrays for data processing
Explore how AWK arrays, both associative and multi-dimensional, can transform your approach to handling complex datasets. You’ll learn how to structure, store, and retrieve data in ways that simplify analysis and enhance reporting. With these techniques, you can manage diverse information sources efficiently, reduce repetitive processing, and create scripts that are both powerful and adaptable in Solaris-based operational contexts.
Additional Solaris utilities for scripts
Enhance your Solaris scripts with a suite of versatile utilities designed to expand capability and efficiency. You’ll integrate tools for performing calculations, managing script logs, and generating arguments dynamically. These allow you to create scripts that are more maintainable and responsive to evolving operational requirements, making your solutions effective across a wide range of technical and business scenarios.
What’s included
- Three days of instructor-led training in a live virtual classroom
- Interactive hands-on live labs
- All relevant course materials
- Course completion certificate
Key facts
Ideal for
Programmers, developers, and system administrators seeking to enhance their ability to create shell scripts and process text using advanced Solaris tools.
Prerequisites
Familiarity with Solaris to the level of the Solaris Introduction and Solaris Shell Programming courses, or equivalent Unix/Linux server experience, is required.
Learning experience
Our experienced trainers and interactive labs create a focused, practical environment – so you can put theory into practice from day one.
FAQs
Gain a working expertise in advanced Solaris programming. This course covers scripting, text processing, and system tools, giving you the skills to streamline workflows and manage complex Solaris environments effectively.
What advanced Solaris tools and techniques are taught in this course?
The Solaris Advanced Shell Programming Tools course covers a wide range of powerful utilities and scripting methods. You’ll work with sed for text editing, AWK for data processing, regular expressions for searching, and commands for file comparison, scheduling, backup, and compression. You’ll also learn additional Solaris tools such as bc, logger, and xargs to enhance your scripts and workflows.
What level of Solaris experience do I need before taking this course?
This course is designed for learners who already have a solid understanding of Solaris. You should have completed the Solaris Introduction and Solaris Shell Programming courses, or have equivalent hands-on experience with Solaris, UNIX, or Linux systems. This ensures you can keep pace with the advanced topics covered.
What is the difference between AWK and sed in shell scripting?
AWK and sed are both text-processing tools used in Unix and Solaris shell scripting, but they serve different purposes. Sed is primarily a stream editor designed to perform basic text transformations, such as substitution, insertion and deletion, directly within command pipelines. AWK, on the other hand, is a full programming language that excels at field-based processing. It’s ideal for tasks like report generation and performing calculations on structured data.
How does this course help automate Solaris system tasks?
This course provides training in scripting and the use of essential Solaris tools to automate routine system administration tasks. You’ll learn how to schedule jobs using crontab and at, use shell scripting to streamline common operations, and apply tools like AWK and sed to handle large volumes of text efficiently.
What our customers say
“Stuart was very good in explaining, and very patient, finding alternative ways to explain concepts where understanding was not grasped on the first attempt. Would recommend to all colleagues.”
Stuart, Assurance Manager – Government
“The course was informative and well-paced. The instructor was knowledgeable and explained the concept in a clear and well-thought-out manner. He really helped clarify some issues I had and left me with a deeper understanding of how the automation process worked.”
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