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Classwork 1: Working with Linux

Complete the following:

• Ensure the machine is booted into Linux
• Login to Linux
• Open a termimal from the top left Applications menu -> System Tools -> Terminal
• First create a directory for you to work in by running: mkdir cw01
• Type ls and see if you can see your directory
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• If your directory isn't there, ask for help
• Type pwd to see where you are currently
• Type cd cw01 to move from the current directory into the cw01 directory you just created
• Type pwd again and see if the output is different from last time
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• Type nano cw01.txt to open up the nano text editor
• You should then see a screen like below:
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• Nano is a text editor that provides on screen help so it is easier to get started with for someone new to Unix.
• The nano commands are displayed as "^G" which stands for pressing CTRL-G together. Try pressing CTRL-G now in nano to read the help.
• After reading help press ^X (CTRL-X) to exit from help back to the main screen.
• Press ^X from the main screen to exit nano back to the terminal command prompt.
• Type ls to see if the file you edited is there. You should see output like below:
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• No file "cw01.txt" was created because I never saved the file.
• Type nano cw01.txt again to open up nano a second time.
• Once in nano, type in your name and then type ^O (CTRL-O) to write out the file. Nano will ask you to verify the file name, and then you should see:
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• Wrote 1 line Indicates that we successfully saved our file.
• Type ^X (CTRL-X) from nano to exit after saving your file.
• Type ls to see if the file you edited is there. You should see output like below now:
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• Once you are done editing your file, submit it by typing the following command, submit cs104 cw01 cw01.txt
• After submitting your file, you can verify your file was submitting by typing the following command, submitls cs104 cw01
• The submitls command should show output like below:
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