Question

There are multiple options for text editors in Linux: vi, Nano, vim, etc. My favorite is vi. Demonstrate that you are able to use a text editor. File copy, move, and removal. Try not to rely on “cd” commands. Go to your Labs directory. Use one command to finish each step, provide screenshots of commands and results.

Answer 1

lab1.sh

cd /
#a
touch first_name
#b) Create a copy of the file in the same directory using any name you like
cp first_name second_name
#c) Create a subdirectory backup.
mkdir backup
#d) Move the original file (your first name) to backup and rename it using your last name.
mv first_name backup/last_name
# e) Create a copy of the backup directory (and all files in it); name it backup2.
cp -rf backup backup2
#f) Delete the original directory backup.
rm -rf backup
#g) Rename backup2 to whatbackup
mv backup2 whatbackup
# List the files in the new directory whatbackup
ls whatbackup

2)

#a) Create a file named today with the text “hello” in it. Provide command and screensho
echo "hello" > today
#b) Create a hard link named hardlinktomorrow linked to today
ln today hardlinktomorrow
#c) Create a soft link named softlinkone linked to today. Create another soft link named softlinktwo
ln -sf today softlinkone
#d) linked to hardlinktomorrow
ln -sf hardlinktomorrow softlinktow
#e) View information of the 4 files (what command should you use to produce output) – how do you verify which file is a hard link and which file is a soft link?
#- using ls -l command we can verify which one is link and which link is point to which file. hard link should not point to any one. but it should change with changing the main file even if main file is removed hard link will work same alon soft link will not work.
#f) Use a text to edit softlinktwo and change “hello” to “hello, world”. Now, what is the content in each of the files? Provide screenshots. Are they all the same? Justify your answer.

all are same because all are links come from today and in any link will change it will directly reflect to related link file.

#g) How do you remove all these hard and soft links? Apply the command and provide screenshots.

#using unlink command we can remove links.

unlink softlinkone
unlink softlinktow
unlink hardlinktomorrow