COP3363 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

COP3363 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS


ls - ANSWER Description:

-List files

Flag options covered:

-l

-a

You should be able to:

-list the contents of a directory

-do a "long listing" showing file details

-list the invisible "dot-files" in a directory




cd - ANSWER Description:

-Change directory




You should be able to:

-change to another directory, using any style pathname

-change to your home directory




cat - ANSWER Description:

,-Concatenate (to standard output)




You should be able to:

-print contents of one or more files to screen

-use with output redirection to concatenate files into a single file




more - ANSWER Description:

-a viewer, to view file contents




You should be able to:

-use this command to view a file

-describe how it works




less - ANSWER Description:

-a viewer, to view file contents




You should be able to:

-use this command to view a file

-describe how it works (and differs from more)




touch - ANSWER Description:

,-create a file, or update time stamp




You should be able to:

-use this command to create an empty file

-use this command to update a file's time stamp




pwd - ANSWER Description:

-Show current directory




You should be able to:

-display the pathname of the current working directory




mkdir - ANSWER Description:

-Make directory




You should be able to:

-create directory

, rmdir - ANSWER Description:

-Remove (empty) directory




You should be able to:

-remove any empty directory




cp - ANSWER Description:

-Copy a file (or directory)




Flag options covered:

-r




You should be able to:

-copy a file to another filename

-copy one or more files to another location

-copy an entire directory with a single command




mv - ANSWER Description:

-Move a file (or directory)