working with directories

8.8. practice: working with directories

1. Display your current directory.

2. Change to the ietc directory.

3. Now change to yourhome directorlrui@

4. Change to the /boot/grub directoqy ruing o'lh, eleven key pressos,

5. Go to the parent directory of the current directory.

6. Go to the root directory.

7. List the contents of the root directory.

8. List a long listing of the root directory-

9. Stay where you are, and list the contents of letc.

10. Stay where you a:e, and list the contents of /bin and /sbin.

11. Stay where you are, and list the contents of -.

12. List all the files (including hidden files) in your home directory.

13. List the files in /boot in a human readable format.

14. Create a directory testdir in your home directory.

15. Change to the /etc directory, stay here and create a directory newdir in your home
directory.

16. Create in one command the directories -ldnll&r2/dn3 (dir3 is a subdirectory from dir2,
and dir2 is a subdirectory from dirl ).

17. Remove the directory testdir.

genmffid:r-

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l. Display your crxrent directory.
grd

2. Change to the /etc directory.

cd /etc

3. Now change to your home directory using only three key presses.

cd (and the enter key)

4. Change to the /booVgrub directory using only eleven key presses.

cd /boot/grub (use the t.ab key)

5. Go to the parent directory of the current directory.

cd - . (with space between cd and ..)

6. Go to the root directory.

cd/

7. List the contents of the root directory.

1s

8. List a long listing of the root directory.

Is -1

9. Stay where you are, and list the contents of /etc.

Is /etc

10. Stay where you are, and list the contents of /bin and /sbin.

Is /bin /sbin

11. Stay where you are, and list the contents of -.

1s-
12. List all the files (including hidden files) in your home directory.
ls -aI -
13. List the files in /boot in a human readable format.
LE -Ih /boot

14. Create a directory testdir in your home directory.

mkdir -/testdir

15. Change to the /etc directory, stay here and create a directory newdir in your home
directory.

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cd letc ; rnkdir -/newdir

16. Create in one coilrmand the directories-/dnl/dir2ldir3 (dir3 is a subdirectory from dir2,
and dir2 is a subdirectory from dirl ).
nrkdir -p -/d,irt/ dir2 / dir3

17. Remove the directory testdir.

rmdir testdir

18. If fime permits (or if you are waiting for otler students to finish this practice), use and
understand pushd and popd. Use the man page of bash to find information about these
commands.
manbash * opens the manual
/puehd * searehes for pushd
n # next (do t,hi.s trro/t.hree times)
The Bash shell has two built-in commands called pushd and popd. Both commands work
with a common stack ofprevious directories. Pushd adds a directory to the stack and changes
to a new current directory, popd removes a directory from the stack and sets the current
directory.
paulodebianl : / et cS cd,/bia
paul@debian7: /bi-ng purbd ,/l.J.b
/Llb /biyr
paul@debian7: /1ibg l,ucbd /proc
/proc /ltb lbtrr
paul@debian? : /procg popd
/Lib /bLn
pauledebi.an? : /libg popd
/bLn

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