Basic Required UNIX Skills?

xirlosan writes "I'd like to get a job working in a UNIX environment, be it programming or administrating UNIX machines. My question is this: What skills are absolutly 'must haves' and what other skills are attractive to employers when looking for a job in this field? I have my BS in Computer Science and have a fair amount of experience with Linux and Solaris, so I'm interested in what more I need. I looked for jobs at Monster, and there are so many skills the recommend it's hard to figure out what the most critical are. Any help would be certainly appreciated."

Comments

fscking Microsoft emacs

[splattertrousers]

You have to be able to react in disgust when someone says they use { vi | emacs } and give a long list of why { emacs | vi } is far superior and anyone who uses { vi | emacs } is an idiot.

You must cleverly write "fsck" when you mean "fuck".

You need to be able to roll your eyes when someone says they use a Microsoft or Apple operating system, unless they are talking about a part of the OS that was originally implemented on a Unix OS, in which case you need to be able to smugly slip something into the conversation about how it was first invented in 1902 by RMS or ESR or TMBG.

Don't forget...

[orbit222]

Start growing the beard now!

Like my pappy always said.

[His name cannot be s]

The Most important skill to have, especially in an IT related field:

YOU CAN SLIDE FURTHUR ON BULLSHIT, THAN YOU CAN ON CONCRETE

'nuff said.

OT: your sig

[Anonymous Coward]

Now, I'm confused... e^{j pi) = -1, therefore j pi = ln(-1), therefore jvi = ed(-1), but my man pages don't have a -1 section.

Re:vi

[Tim Macinta]

food for thought:

unix will never ask you, "are you sure?"

Are you sure about that?