Using Basic Linux Commands.Step Two: Experiment with each of these commands:

mkdir

rmdir

cd

is

pwd

cat

head

more

rm

$cp$

who

date

cal

man

Step Four: Create a log file $($see script command in lab one$)$ showing how to do each of the following tasks:

$1-$ type the command whoami

$2-$ create a new directory named lab$2$

$3-$ change directories into lab$2$

$4-$ list all files, even hidden files $($directory should be blank$)$

$5-$ create a new file that contains the calendar for this month

$6-$ list all files again, even hidden files $($there should be just one file$)$

$7-$ display the entire contents of that new file

$8-$ delete the file

$9-$ ask the system when is easter in $2012$

$10-$ ask the system for today's date.

End the $log$ file.

Directories

mkdir xyz make the directory xyz

cd xyz change directory, down into xyz

cd $..$ go up one directory level

cd ~ go to your home directory

cd ~dannellys$2$ go to dannelly's home directory

ls list the contents of the current directory

ls $-$a directory listing, including all hidden files

ls $-$l directory listing, show permission, edits dates, etc.

ls $-$al really long directory listing

File Manipulation

cp file$1$ file$2$ make a copy of file$1$ named file$2$

cat myfile show contents of myfile

more myfile show contents of myfile one screen at a time

head myfile show the top $10$ lines of myfile

rm myfile remove myfile $($delete it permanently$)$

rm $*$ remove all files in the current directory

rm $-$i $*$ interactive removal $-$ ask yes$/$no for each file

ls $>$ bob redirect directory listing into the file named bob

Misc Commands

who users logged into this machine

date today's date

cal calendar $($many options$)$

man $-$k calendar list manual pages related to calendar

man cal the manual page for the "cal" command

exit logout of system

logout logout of system

ctrl$-$d logout of system

ctrl$-$c kill the running program