W 101: Linux command line (20 pts + 15 extra for 129S, extra credit for 127)

What You Need

A Web browser

Purpose

To learn the basics of the Linux command line.

Reading Material

Read this tutorial, which has nine sections:

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:

2. answer
3. answer
4. answer
5. answer
6. answer
7. answer
8. answer

No screen images are required for this project.

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 directory mydir 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