Assignment 4.12

Use the editor Kate to record your answers. You can capture the commands you use and paste them in Kate.

1. What is a Linux distribution? List three major Linux distributions.

2. Create a directory called CIS177. Change to the directory you created. What command did you use?

3. Change to the CIS177 directory. Create two other directories for two chapters in CIS177. Call them chapter1 and chapter2.

4. Create a file and save it in chapter1 subdirectory. Use the command touch notes1.

5. Copy the file notes1 to notes2.

6. Change to the parent directory of chapter1. Delete the file you created in chapter1 directory. What happened?

7. List the files that are in the CIS177 directory. What command did you use?

8. If you want information on a subject or command where would you consult?

9. Create the following directory structure:

a. What command(s) did you use?

b. Rename rock-roll to rock. What command did you use? Hint use mv.

c. Create a directory under each subdirectory called composer. What command(s) did you use.

d. Make music/classical/composer the default directory. What command did you use?

e. Move to the parent of composer using dot addressing techniques. What command did you use? What does the prompt display?

f. Make music/hiphop/composer the default directory. What command did you use? What does the prompt display?

g. With music/hiphop/composer as the default directory, rename the

music/rap/composer to music/rap/artist. What command did you use?