IC-05-L2 Linux Terminal
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Introductory Course Linux OS
IC-05-L2
Linux Terminal
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Page 2 Lab Objective
Become familiar with the Linux file system and the commands used to operate the Linux terminal. Lab Mission Practice Linux terminal commands for system navigation and file manipulation.
Lab Duration 25
–
35 minutes Requirements •
Basic understanding of Linux commands Resources •
Environment & Tools o
VirtualBox ▪
Kali Linux Textbook References •
Chapter 5: Linux OS o
Section 2: Navigation & Content Manipulation
Page 3 Lab Task 1: Navigation In this task, you will practice commands used to navigate the Linux file system. 1
In Linux VM, open the terminal by clicking the black icon in the panel at the top. 2
Run the pwd
command to view your current location
.
You should be in the home directory of the user
. 3
Run the ls
command to view files and directories in the current directory. The directory should contain the default folders for new users.
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Run the command ls -a
to view all files, including hidden files and directories. 5
Run ls -l
to view files and directories in list format. What type of information can you see in the output? Note: Compare all the additional information the -l
flag provides. 6
Change the directory to the Documents
folder using the command cd Documents
. Note:
Commands using file names or directories are case-sensitive. 7
Create a new directory named Videos
using the command mkdir Videos
.
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Run ls
to view the new folder. Do you see the Videos
directory? 9
Remove the Videos
directory using the command rmdir
. Then check with ls
.
Page 6 Lab Task 2: Content Management Practice using commands that read, move, and modify files in the Linux file system. Make sure the terminal is open. 1
In the Documents
directory, run the command touch text.txt
to create the file text.txt
. 2
Run the command nano text.txt
and insert the words some text
in the file. 3
To save the changes, press Ctrl+X
, press y
, and press Enter
.
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Run the command cat text.txt
to print the contents of text.txt
.
5
Run the command cp text.txt ../text.txt
to copy the file to the parent directory.
Give
the copied file
the same name: text.txt
. 6
Navigate to the root directory using cd ~
. 7
Verify the file was copied successfully (
ls
).
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Copy text.txt
to the same directory but change its name to text2.txt
. 9
Now there are two text files, one called text.txt
, and another called text2.txt
. Rename text2.txt
to text3.txt
using the command
mv text2.txt text3.txt
. Check the results with the ls
command. 10
Use rm text.txt
to remove the file. Verify that the file was removed using the ls
command.