Aug 25, 2026  
2026-2027 Course Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
2026-2027 Course Catalog and Student Handbook

CIST 2434 - UNIX/Linux Scripting


Prerequisite: CIST 2433  
Course covers UNIX/Linux shell programming techniques necessary for UNIX/Linux System Administrators to understand and create shell script programs in a UNIX/Linux environment. Topics include: shell variables, running shell script program, conditional processing, looping structures, arithmetic operators, logical operators such as AND, OR, and NOT, positional parameters and process variables, redirection, piping and standard error, use of backslash, quotes and back quotes. . Contact hours: Class - 2, Lab - 4. Credit hours: 4 (E)