Question

PART 4: Learn about commands to navigate the directory tree structure:

1. use the ls –ali /   command to review the contents of the / directory
2. Review the Linux Filesystem Standard (FSSTD) and document the following directories’ contents

/ -------

|--bin

|--boot

              |--dev

              |--etc

|--home

              |--lib

              |--mnt

              |--opt

              |--root

              |--sbin

              |--tmp

              |--usr

              |--var

3. use the cd etc  OR cd /etc  to change your default directory to the etc directory

4. use the ls –ali command to review the contents of the /etc directory

5. now, change your directory to /dev and use the ls –ali command to review the contents of the /dev directory

6. get back to your home directory and use the mkdir test1 command to make a directory in your home directory

7. use the cd command to change into the test1 directory

8. create a file in the test1 directory by touch file1

9. use the ls command to view the details of the file1 , What options do you use to see the detail?

10. rm file1

11. exit the test1 directory

12.  rmdir test1

13. use the cd, mkdir, and cp commands to make a directory named test in your home directory and copy the  /etc/passwd file to /home/test/passwd.bak file  

type:   cp /etc/passwd   passwd.bak

Answer 1

3.) cd etc
4.) ls -ali
5.) cd.
cd dev
ls -ali
6.) cd ~ // move to home directory
mkdir test1
7.) cd test1
8.) touch file1
9.) ls -lh // list with option -l and -h for detailed information of files in human readable format
10.) rm file1 // delete file
11.) cd. // move to parent directory
12.) rmdir -r test1 // remove directory, -r is used for recursively delete all containing files and directory as well.
13.) cd ~ // move to home directory
mkdir test // create test directory
cp /etc/passwd passwd.bak // copy file