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Linux Programming LAP 1

1. Whoami
[root@localhost ~]# whoami // to know the current user just write whoami
2. ls command
[root@localhost ~]# ls // list show contents in your directory
3. ls -a command
[root@localhost ~]# ls -a // show your files so hidden files in your system directory

4. cd command
[root@localhost ~]# cd Music // this command used for navigation between directories”

5. home directory
[root@localhost ~]# cd /home // show you home directory, where all the users has stored e.g Mahdi
[root@localhost home]# ls

7. Creating & Viewing Files, and write something inside


[rooot@localhost ~]# cd Desktop/
[rooot@localhost ~]# / Desktop $ touch myfile // create file
[root@localhost Desktop]# cat >myfile // there is another way u can create a file but this command will give
add contents the file
[rooot@localhost Desktop]# cat myfile // print out what we have wrote the myfile

anoher example. Compound two files in one file by using cat command
[rooot@localhost ~]# cd Desktop
[rooot@localhost Desktop]# cat >mahdi1
I wana to be network administrate
[rooot@localhost Desktop]# cat >mahdi2
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
[rooot@localhost Desktop]# cat mahdi1 mahdi2 >elmi // we assigned elmi, the files mahdi1 and 2

8. Copy file to Director same location


[root@localhost ~ ]# cd Desktop/
[root@localhost Desktop] # cp powerpoint Eelo // copy file PowerPoint to eelo directory

9. Creating directories
[rooot@localhost ~ ]# cd Desktop/
[rooot@localhost Desktop]# mkdir Eelo //create a directory called Eelo
[rooot@localhost Desktop]# ls // check it that the directory we have been created on the desktop or not

10. Create directory and remove


Mahdi123@ubuntu:~ $ cd Music/
Mahdi123@ubuntu:~ /Music $ mkdir osman // creating a directory in the music
Mahdi123@ubuntu:~ /Music $ rmdir osman // remove a directory called osman in side the music
11. delete/remove directory when if it is NOT empty
[root@localhost Desktop]# mkdir Mahdi
[root@localhost Desktop]#cd Mahdi
[root@localhost Mahdi]# touch Eelo
[root@localhost Mahdi]# cd ..
[root@localhost Desktop]# rm –r Mahdi

12. Copy the file from Desktop to Documents by using absolute path
[root@localhost~ ]# cd Desktop
[root@localhost Desktop]# cp /root/Desktop/lap /root/Documents/ // copy file from Desk.. to Docu…

13.copy the Directory from Desktop to Documents


[root@localhost Desktop]# cp –R /root/Desktop/lap /root/Documents/ // copy directory from D.. to Documents
[root@localhost Desktop]#cd
[root@localhost Desktop]#cd Documents
[root@localhost Documents]# ls

12. Copy the File/directory form Desktop to Music by using relative path
[root@localhost Desktop]# cp oracle /root/Music // file copy by relative path
[root@localhost Desktop]# cp oracle -r /root/Music // copy Directory by relative path

13. Copy file/directory from the root to normal user by using absolute path
[root@localhost Music]# cp /root/Desktop/Lap /home/mobsiyeh/Documents/ // copy file from root to normal user
[root@localhost Music]# cp –r /root/Desktop/Unix /home/mobsiyeh/Documents/ // copy Directory from root to normal
user

14. Move the file to the directory // same location //


[rooot@localhost ~ ]# cd Desktop
[rooot@localhost Desktop]# mv myfile Eelo // move the file to Eelo Directory

Move the file from Desktop to Music directory


[rooot@localhost ~]# cd Desktop
[rooot@localhost Desktop]#

15. Move the file to other user


[rooot@localhost Desktop]# mv linux /home/mobsiyeh/Music // move from Desktop to Music Directory//

16. Move the file/directory to other user

17. Rename file name and directory


[rooot@localhost ~ ]# cd Videos
[rooot@localhost Videos] # touch Unix
[rooot@localhost Videos] # mv Unix Linux
[rooot@localhost Videos]# mkdir examfile
[rooot@localhost Videos]# mv examfile result

18. Remove file


[root@localhost ~ ]# cd Desktop
[root@localhost Desktop]# rm file1 // remove the file1 from the desktop

19. pwd - print working directory, is a Linux command to get the current working directory.
[root@localhost Desktop]# pwd
/root/Desktop

20. clear

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