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linux_tutorial_one
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list) When you first login, your current working directory is your home directory. Your home directory has the same name as your user-name, for example, **compsci-user**, and it is where you... ries are saved. To find out what is in your home directory, type <code> compsci-user@tim:~$ ls </code> The *
linux_tutorial_seven
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install small software packages in their own home directory, software usually only useful to them personally.... ting executable * Set paths to the installation directory Of the above steps, probably the most difficult ... xt file called Makefile which resides in the same directory as the source files. It contains information on h... he Makefile by hand to set the final installation directory and any other parameters. However, many packages
linux_tutorial_two
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makes a copy of **file1** in the current working directory and calls it **file2** What we are going to do n... the **cp** command to copy it to your **testdir** directory. First, cd to your testdir directory. <code>compsci-user@tim: cd ~/testdir</code> Then at the Linux promp... end. Remember, in UNIX, the dot means the current directory.)</note> The above command means copy the file s
linux_tutorial_five
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tem security (access rights)==== In your testdir directory, type <code>compsci-user@tim:~$ ls -l (l for lon... ow get lots of details about the contents of your directory, similar to the example below. File and directory access rights Each file (and directory) has associated access rights, which may be found by typing ls -l. A
linux_tutorial_eight
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login name) * HOME (the path name of your home directory) * HOST (the name of the computer you are using... hell variables are * PWD (your current working directory) * HOME (the path name of your home directory) * PATH (the directories the shell should search to find a... rograms. Both variables always represent the same directory list, and altering either automatically causes th
linux_tutorial_four
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h against none or more character(s) in a file (or directory) name. For example, in your unixstuff directory, type <code>compsci-user@tim:~$ ls list*</code> This will list all files in the current directory starting with **list....** Try typing <code>com... t</code> This will list all files in the current directory ending with **....list** The character ? will ma
linux_tutorial_six
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ve gone over quota and you want to find out which directory has the most files. In your home-directory, type <code>compsci-user@tim:~$ du</code> ===compress=== This ... d data, etc.. To report on all files in your home directory, type <code>compsci-user@tim:~$ file *</code> =