The Linux command line for beginners
After each section 2-8, there's a flag to find in the reading.Submit the flags in Canvas to collect your points, in the comment field, like this, replacing answer with the correct answers:
W 101.2: A brief history lesson (5 pts)
What earlier operating system did Linux descend from?
W 101.3: Opening a terminal (5 pts)
What command displays the current working directory?
W 101.4: Creating folders and files (5 pts)
What files are created by the commands below? List all the filenames in your answer, separated by spaces.
echo "HELLO" > foo cat foo ls > bar cat bar
W 101.5: Moving and manipulating files (5 pts)
What command will remove the directorymydir
even if it contains some files?
W 101.6: A bit of plumbing (5 pts extra)
What command removes duplicate lines from a file?
W 101.7: The command line and the superuser (5 pts extra)
What four-letter command makes the command after it run with superuser privileges?
W 101.8: Hidden files (5 pts extra)
What command shows all files, including hidden files?
Posted 1-19-23
Tutorial link added 1-27-23
Phrasing of flag 7 changed 2-1-23
Flag numbers fixed 6-20-23