1 Readings, Assignments, Labs, Tests, and ToDoIndex
1.1 Read (at least) these things (All The Words)Index
- Week 07 Notes HTML – this file – Read All The Words
- Search PATH
- Quoting
- Unix/Linux File System - directories, inodes, etc.
- Hard links and Unix/Linux file system index nodes (inodes)
- Linux and Sysadmin News in the World
- List of Commands You Should Know – keep a notebook!
- Video Tutorials on Lynda.com – tagged by week number
- Create your lynda.com account and watch these sections of Unix for Mac OS X Users
- 3. Working with Files and Directories
- Naming files 5m 41s
- use quotes to surround names with blanks or special characters
- Hard links 5m 30s
- Symbolic links 6m 36s
- Naming files 5m 41s
- 5. Commands and Programs
- The PATH variable 4m 13s
- Disk information commands 6m 8s
- df, du,
- 7. Configuring Your Working Environment 41m 28s
- Setting the PATH variable 6m 10s
- using double quotes instead of single quotes
- Setting the PATH variable 6m 10s
- 3. Working with Files and Directories
1.2 Assignments this weekIndex
Check the due date for each assignment and put a reminder in your agenda, calendar, and digital assistant.
- Read All The Words, Do, and then Submit via Blackboard:
- Bonus (optional) Assignment #04 HTML – the VIM text editor
- Assignment #05 HTML – using GLOB patterns and redirection
- Bonus (optional) Assignment #06 HTML about Midterm #1 is ready
- There will be a checking program available to check your file format for this bonus assignment, but only people who Read All These Words will know about it. Wrong format means no marks.
- Assignment #07 HTML – start-up files, environment, search PATH, quoting, hard and soft links, disk usage
- Really do Read All The Words. You don’t get a second chance to get it right.
1.2.1 WorksheetsIndex
Form a small study group to do the worksheets. Each person tries the example given, and you make sure you all get the same answers. Worksheets teach you how commands work. Worksheets are not for hand-in; they are not worth marks.
The worksheets are available in four formats: Open Office (ODT), PDF, HTML, and Text. Only the Open Office format allows you “fill in the blanks” in the worksheet. The PDF format looks good but doesn’t allow you to type into the blanks in the worksheet. The HTML format is crude but useful for quick for viewing online.
Do NOT open the ODT files using any Microsoft products; they will mangle the format and mis-number the questions. Use the free Libre Office or Open Office programs to open these ODT documents. On campus, you can download Libre Office here.
- Worksheet #02 ODT – Using standard Linux commands I
- Worksheet #02 PDF
- Worksheet #02 HTML
PS1, cd, find, less, ls, man, mkdir, passwd, pwd, rmdir
- Worksheet #03 ODT – Using standard Linux commands II
- Worksheet #03 PDF
- Worksheet #03 HTML
cat, clear, cp, find, grep, history, less, man, mv, rm, sleep, touch
- Worksheet #04 ODT – shell GLOB patterns and Aliases
- Worksheet #04 PDF
- Worksheet #04 HTML
- shell GLOB patterns (wildcards), Aliases:
alias, sum, unalias
- Worksheet #05 ODT – shell I/O redirection (including pipes)
- Worksheet #05 PDF
- Worksheet #05 HTML
- shell I/O redirection,
date, head, nl, tail, tr, wc
- Worksheet #06 HTML – Optional Bonus VIM Text Editor Practice
- This is an optional worksheet for a BONUS assignment using
vim - Optional command-line VIM tutorial: the
vimtutorprogram on the CLS. - Bonus (optional) Assignment #04 HTML – the VIM text editor
- Read The VI (VIM) Text Editor
- This is an optional worksheet for a BONUS assignment using
1.3 Lab work this weekIndex
- Read The VI (VIM) Text Editor and optionally do the bonus Assignment #04 HTML.
- For Assignment 5 do Worksheet #04 PDF – shell GLOB patterns and Aliases
- Do Assignment #05 HTML – using GLOB patterns and redirection
- Do Bonus (optional) Assignment #06 HTML about Midterm #1
- There will be a checking program available to check your file format for this bonus assignment, but only people who Read All These Words will know about it. Wrong format means no marks.
- Assignment #07 HTML – start-up files, environment, search PATH, quoting, hard and soft links, disk usage
1.4 Upcoming testsIndex
Read the Test Instructions (all the words) before all your tests and exams.
- Second Midterm test: 45 minutes; in lecture class Friday in Week 9 (Nov 6)
- Final Exam: 8am to 11am (three hours) on December 19 in two rooms T117/T119
- Three Hours! Take a bathroom break before you start the exam.
Midterm tests take place in class during your usual one-hour lecture hour, not in your lab period. The Final Exam is in the room noted above.
1.4.1 Midterm Test #2 – November 6Index
- Midterm #2 takes place on Friday, November 6 (Week 9) in your scheduled lecture hour (not in your lab period).
- For full marks, you must read the Test Instructions before the test for important directions on how to enter your answers, your lab (not lecture) section number, and the test version number on the question sheet and the mark-sense forms.
- There may be more questions on the test than you can answer in the time allowed; answer the ones you know, first.
- A set of practice questions and answers for the second midterm test is posted: Practice Tests and Answers.
- There will be a set of quizzes posted based on this practice test.
