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The document provides an overview of logging into Linux using the terminal and general terminal orientation. It discusses topics like typical terminal sessions, logging in and out, the shell prompt, command line formatting, and basic commands. It also provides details on using the vi text editor in Linux, including its three modes of operation.

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Eng. Ghassan Abuelwafa 0912235453

The document provides an overview of logging into Linux using the terminal and general terminal orientation. It discusses topics like typical terminal sessions, logging in and out, the shell prompt, command line formatting, and basic commands. It also provides details on using the vi text editor in Linux, including its three modes of operation.

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Logging In and General Orientation
Module 2 Logging In and General
Orientation
 Introduction
In Linux, a terminal session starts by logging in through the
terminal. When the user logs in for the first time, the user
account is set and provided with a password.

 Topics
 Typical terminal session
 Concept of Login and Logout
 Opening of Shell Prompt
 Command Line Format
 Basic commands
 vi Editor

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A Typical Terminal Session

 Provides login prompt to the user

 Linux has two modes of terminals


 Graphical User Interface
 Character User Interface

 Linux has seven terminals by default (F1 – F6)

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Logging In and Out

A Graphical login screen Graphical Logout Session

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Opening a Shell Prompt

 Snapshot

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Command Line Format

 Pattern of issuing the command

 The commands are separated with options using


spaces and symbols.

 The options are usually prefixed with the hyphen ( - )

 Command line has three basic parts


 Command
 Options
 Arguments

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Shell Interpretation

 Shell prompt accepts commands to perform


various functions like:
 Execute commands
 Variable assignment
 Variable substitution
 Filename generation
 I/O redirection
 Pipelines
 Command substitution
 Interpretive Programming language

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Basic Commands

 ls displays a list of files in current working


directory

 clear clears the screen

 date display the system time and date

 mkdir creating a new directory

 cd directory change directories

 touch creates a new file with 0KB size


Contd…

 cat throws contentEng.of textfile on the screen


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Basic Commands
 vi opens a text editor

 rm remove files

 mv move or rename the files

 cp copy the files

 rmdir removes the directory

 pwd display present working

 exit or logout leave the session

 man command Read man pages on command

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vi Editor

 vi (visual) editor was written in 1976 by Bill Joy at the


University of California, Berkeley.

 vi uses a small amount of memory, which allows efficient


operation when the network is busy.

 vi is the only editor which provides basic text editing


capabilities.

 There are three modes of operation for vi. They are:


 Command mode
 Insert mode
 Last line mode

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Usage of vi Editor

 A text editor is a program used to edit files that are


composed of text which can be a
 Simple regular text
 The source code of a program or
 Configuration file

 The vi text editor

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Lab Exercises

 Type vi editor and get the vi session

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