C and UNIX Shell Programming

CS-381.2 DDD1 (Registration Code 3292)
Tuesday and Friday 11:00 - 11:50 AM.

2 hr., 2 cr. Prereq.: CS-203.

Description

This is an experimental course that will introduce programmers to conventional C programming, with an emphasis on pointers and memory management. It does not cover object-oriented programming, and it does not assume a knowledge of Java. (This may be interesting, because your professor will be teaching a Java course this semester, too.)

The course will also introduce you to shell programming using the KornShell. There will be projects that tie the two subjects together.

Textbooks

Reek, Kenneth A. Pointers on C. Addison-Wesley, 1998. ISBN 0-673-99986-6.
Vickery, Christopher. UNIX Shell Programmer's Interactive Workbook.. Prentice Hall, 1999. ISBN 0-13-020064-6.
Harbinson, S. P. and Steele Jr., Guy L. C: A Reference Manual, Fourth Edition. Prentice Hall 1995. ISBN 0-13-326224-3

Syllabus

Shell Programming
- Background and Concepts
- Command Line Syntax
- Scripts and Functions
- Variables and Parameters
- Control Structures
- Substitutions and Expansions
- I/O and Trap Processing
C Programming
- Introduction
- Editing, Compiling, Linking
- Running, Debugging
- Language Structures
  - Data Types
  - Control Structures
  - Functions
  - Memory Management

[ Coding Guidelines ]

Follow the link above for the C-language coding guidelines for this course.

Sample Code

Feb 26: [ qshell.c ]

Assignments

[ Assignment 1 ]
[ Assignment 2 ]
My solutions:
[ main.c ] [ strtok.h ] [ strtok.c ]
[ Assignment 3 ]

Exams

[ Midterm Exam ]
March 30, 1999 in class.
Final Exam
May 20, 1999 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.

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