#!/bin/sh -u
# Sample Solution to Exercise #4
# -IAN! idallen@ncf.ca
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# Student Name:                 Eileen Dover
# Algonquin EMail Address:      abcd0123
# Student Number:               123-456-789
# Course Number:                DAT 2330
# Lab Section Number:           019
# Professor Name:               Ian Allen
# Assignment Name/Number/Date:  Exercise #4 due September 24, 2003
# Comments:                     Sample Solution to Exercise #4

# Create a new subdirectory.  (Note the quotes to protect the blank!)
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mkdir 'My Dir'

# Move into the subdirectory just created.
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cd 'My Dir'

# Display the current working directory on the screen.
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pwd

# Sort the Unix password file into a file in the current directory.
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sort /etc/passwd >password_sorted.txt

# Extract only lines 6-10 from the sorted file into a new file.
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head password_sorted.txt | tail -5 >short_password.txt

# Append the last five lines of the unsorted file to the new file.
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tail -5 password_sorted.txt >>short_password.txt

# Display a count of the new file, to show it has the right contents.
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wc short_password.txt