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Familiarization of Linux Operating System and Commands

The document describes an experiment to familiarize oneself with the Linux operating system and basic Linux commands. It provides background on operating systems and describes Linux as a free, open-source operating system initially developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991. Popular Linux distributions are listed. Basic Linux commands covered include date, time, man, echo, pwd, ls, cal, who, exit, clear, mkdir, cd, rmdir, cat, rm, cp, and mv. The aim of familiarizing oneself with Linux features and commands was achieved.

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Familiarization of Linux Operating System and Commands

The document describes an experiment to familiarize oneself with the Linux operating system and basic Linux commands. It provides background on operating systems and describes Linux as a free, open-source operating system initially developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991. Popular Linux distributions are listed. Basic Linux commands covered include date, time, man, echo, pwd, ls, cal, who, exit, clear, mkdir, cd, rmdir, cat, rm, cp, and mv. The aim of familiarizing oneself with Linux features and commands was achieved.

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Experiment No: 6 Date: 10/1/2022

Familiarization of Linux Operating system and Commands

Aim: To familiarize the features of Linux Operating system and study basic
Linux OS commands

Software: PC with Ubuntu OS

Operating System: An operating system is a collection of software that


manages computer hardware resources and provides common services for
computer programs. Some popular operating systems include Linux
operating system, Windows operating systems, VMS, OS/400, MAC
operating system, Apple iOS, Android etc

Linux Operating System: Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system


assembled under the model of free and open source software development
and distribution. The defining component of Linux is the Linux kernel, an
operating system kernel first released on 5 October 1991, by Linus Torvalds.
Because it considers Linux to be a variant of the GNU operating system,
initiated in 1983 by Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation prefers
the name GNU/Linux when referring to the operating system as a whole.

The development of Linux is one of the most prominent examples of


free and open source software collaboration: the underlying source code may
be used, modified, and distributed—commercially or non-commercially—by
anyone under licenses such as the GNU General Public License. Typically
Linux is packaged in a format known as a Linux distribution for desktop
and server use. Some popular mainstream Linux distributions include
o Debian(and its derivatives such as Ubuntu and LinuxMint),
o Fedora (and its derivatives such as the commercial Red Hat
Enterprise Linux and its open equivalentCentOS),
o Mandriva/Mageia, openSUSE (and its commercial derivative
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server), \
o Arch Linux.

Applications commonly used with desktop Linux systems include the


Mozilla Firefox web browser, the LibreOffice office application suite, and the
GIMP image editor
Basic Linux Commands:
1. Date command
Print or set the system date
Syntax: date
Eg: date

2. Time command
Used to print the system time
Syntax: time
Eg: time

3. Man command
Used to get manual page (help) Syntax: man keyword
Eg: man date

4. Echo command
Used to display a line of text
Syntax: echo “ ”
Eg: echo “welcome”

5. pwd command
Used to display full path name for current working directory
Syntax: - pwd
Eg: pwd

6. ls command
To list all directory contents

7. cal command
To display calendar
Syntax: - cal

8. who command
Display who is logged on Linux
Syntax: - who
Eg: who

9. exit command
To quit Linux

10. clear Command


Clear the terminal screen
11. mkdir command
Create a directory
Syntax: - mkdir folder/directory_ name eg :- mkdir AAA

12. cd command
To change directory S
Syntax: - cd directory_name
Eg:-cd AAA

13. rmdir command


To remove a directory
Syntax: - rmdir folder/directory_name
Eg :rmdir AAA

14. cat command


Used to create a file
Syntax: - cat > file name

To display the content of a file


Syntax: - cat filename

15. rm command
To delete files
Syntax: - rm filename

16. cp command
Copy content of a file to another file
Syntax: - copy source destination
Eg: cp file1 file2

17. mv command
Move a file from one to another
Syntax: - mv source destination
eg:- mv /home/user/AAA/test /home/user

Result: Understood features of Linux operating system and studied basic


Linux commands.

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