LPI Linux Certification/Customize And Use The Shell Environment

Detailed Objectives
(LPIC-1 Version 5.0)

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Description: Candidates should be able to customize shell environments to meet users' needs. Candidates should be able to modify global and user profiles.

Key Knowledge Areas:
 * Set environment variables (e.g. ) at login or when spawning a new shell.
 * Write Bash functions for frequently used sequences of commands.
 * Maintain skeleton directories for new user accounts.
 * Set command search path with the proper directory.

The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities: