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DF Date Du Cal Who Whoami WC Head Tail BC: LAB: 2 Explore The Commands The Given Below Basic Commands

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LAB : 2 Explore the commands the given below

Basic commands
df
date
du
cal
who
whoami
wc
head
tail
bc
LAB : 2 Hint : To know the type of the file
command : type filename
2. Create the short the command clear

3. list out the available short cuts

4. Delete the shortcut for the command clear

5. Create a directory unit1, demo1, demo2, unit2

6. Delete demo2 directory

7. create text files in demo1 directory

8. Delete demo1 directory

9. Create a file called “mycity.txt” , under unit1 folder

10. write 2 lines about your city in the file “mycity.txt”


11. append 2 lines about your city to the file “mycity.txt” using
cat

12. Create a backup of your mycity.txt file by copying it to a file


called mycity.bak

13. copy the file “mycity.txt ” to the folder unit2

14. Rename the file “mycity1.txt ” to “aboutcity.txt”

15. create an empty files called “file1”, “file1” , “file3” using


touch statement in demo1 folder.
Hint :
touch filename

Note:
Try to implement both absolute path and relative path
Link

Create Softlink

ln -s /absolute-path/original-file /soft-link-file

Create Hardlink

ln /absolute-path/original-file /hard-link-file
LAB : 2

Write a shell script (using vi editor) to create a directory test in


your area and copy the contents of /etc/passwd in test directory.

Explore:
Configure your bash environment by changing history size, change
prompt (HINT : PS1) , add alias to command clear and exit.
Meta characters
{}
[]
?
*
Combine these meta characters with cp,mv,ls, rm commands

Chmod

Change the permission for the file using both


Numeric and mnemonic command

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