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2. Find out if mtec1002-lab-02 already exists (from the previous lab). If it doesn't, go back to the previous lab and find the steps regarding downloading the lab materials.
2. Find out if mtec1002-lab-03 already exists (from the previous lab). If it doesn't, go back to the previous lab and find the steps regarding downloading the lab materials.

(See steps 1-8 in http://foureyes.github.io/mtec1002-spring2014/labs/03/lab-03-part-02-working-with-files.txt)
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$ ls
Copy and paste the output below.
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foo.txt

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7. Create another new file using touch.

$ touch bar.txt
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8. List the files in this directory using the flag that gives the most details.

Copy and paste the output below.
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bar.txt foo.txt

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9. Create a copy of bar.txt called baz.txt and then list the files again.


Write the command that you used to copy the file. Additionally, copy and paste the output of your file listing below.
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cp bar.txt baz.txt
bar.txt baz.txt foo.txt


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10. Delete the file called bar.txt and then list the files again.

Write the command that you used to remove the file. Copy and paste the output of your file listing below.
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baz.txt foo.txt


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11. Move the file called foo.txt to qux.txt and then list the files again.


Write the command that you used to move the file. Copy and paste the output of your file listing below.
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mv foo.txt qux.txt
ls
baz.txt qux.txt


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13. Try removing the directory called my_files using rmdir.

Write out the command that you used and what happened.
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rmdir: my_files: Directory not empty



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Write out the command that you used and what happened.
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rmdir -rf my_files
rmdir: illegal option -- r
usage: rmdir [-p] directory ...

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15. MAKE SURE YOU'RE IN THE mtec1002-lab-03 directory!
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$ rm -rf my_files
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16. There's a txt file version of a book located in the mtec1002-lab-03 folder. It is in the following directory if you're in the lab folder:

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Describe what happened below.
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cat books/other/pg1232.txt
It displayed the entire book


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Write the command that you used below. Write the last line of the output below (it should be the title).
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Title: The Prince

cat books/other/pg1232.txt


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Write the command that you used below. Write the last line of the output below (it should be the title).
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tail books/other/pg1232.txt

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19. Using the same file...
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Write the command that you used below. Describe what spacebar and q does after using either less or more.
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less books/other/pg1232.txt
The spacebar moves you down, and q quits the command.


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20. Describe what situations you would use the following commands for viewing files: less, more, cat, tail, head

(Some characteristics that may help your description might be the length of the file, whether or not you'd like to read the whole thing... or just the beginning or end, etc.)
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These commands can help you find certain things.
Head takes you to the top of the text, tail takes you to the bottom of the text.
Cat displays all the contents inside.
Less gives you a better way to look at big files, more is the opposite.

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21. How many words are in pg1232.txt? What command did you use to determine the word count?
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52639
wc books/other/pg1232.txt


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22. How many lines are in pg1232.txt? What command did you use to determine the line count?
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5063
wc books/other/pg1232.txt

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23. Make sure you're in the books/other folder. Copy all of the txt files from that folder to your home directory using wildcard matching.

Write the command that you used below.
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