Chapter 9. Writing Scripts, Configuring E-mail, and Using Databases

THE FOLLOWING LINUX PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTE OBJECTIVES ARE COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:

  • 1.105.1 Customize and use the shell environment (weight: 4)

  • 1.105.2 Customize or write simple scripts (weight: 4)

  • 1.105.3 SQL data management (weight: 2)

  • 1.108.3 Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) basics (weight: 3)

Writing Scripts, Configuring E-mail, and Using Databases

The next major topic of this chapter is Structured Query Language (SQL) data management. Many Linux installations rely on a SQL database to store information, and so you may need at least a minimal grounding in how to interact with SQL databases.

Finally, this chapter describes the basics of e-mail management ...

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