Learning About UNIX-GNU/Linux

Module 2: Getting Started

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About Shells

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Files and Directories

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Examples of Absolute Paths

The figure to the right indicates some of the directories and files that may be found on a typical UNIX/Linux implementation. Entries in rectangles are directories, entries in ellipses are files:

Simple file system

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cwd and chdirPresent Working Directory

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mkdir and rmdirMaking and Deleting Directories

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Relative Paths

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Special Dot Files and Directories

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Paths to Home Directories

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Specifying Multiple Files

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Specifying Files with Wildcards

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Looking at Files

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Finding Documentation for Programs

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Plumbing

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More About Command Options

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Exercise 1

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Exercise 2

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Exercise 3

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The material in this page that is not from http://www.linuxtraining.co.uk/download/new_linux_course_modules.pdf is Copyright © 2002 David M. Harrison. This copyrighted material may be distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Open Content License, v1.0 or later (the latest version is presently available at http://opencontent.org/opl.shtml).

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