% Week 07 Notes for CST8207 - Winter 2012
% Ian! D. Allen - idallen@idallen.ca - www.idallen.com
% Winter 2012 - January to April 2012

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Tests and Exams
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*   The Midterm Test and Final Exam dates are posted on the [Course Home Page].
*   Tests are short answer and multiple choice.
*   For full mark credit, read the [Test Instructions] for important
    directions on how to enter your answers on the mark-sense forms.
*   Each test covers material on the preceding assignments and
    Weekly Notes, with emphasis on material in the assignments.
    Midterm Test #2 includes some material from the first test.
*   Basic calculators are permitted for all tests and exams
    but will not be needed.  (No phones or PDA devices.)
*   Your second Midterm Test date is Friday March 16 in class.
    A second practice question set was posted on Friday, March 3.
*   Final Exam: Monday April 23 11h30 (11:30am to 2pm) - CA105(A,B,C).
    A practice question set will be available in Week 14.

Lecture Notes for This Week
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From the Class Notes link on the Course Home Page
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* [Test Instructions](000_test_instructions.html) -
  Important directions on how to enter your answers on the mark-sense forms.
* This is [Your Brain on the Internet](005_this_is_your_brain.txt)
* [Frequently Asked Questions](007_freqently_asked_questions.html)
* [How to report Problems](008_how_to_report_problems.txt)
* [Installing VMware Tools](010_vmware_tools.html)
* [Why Learn the Unix Shells?](100_why_shell.txt)
* [Command Line vs. GUI: Power Users need more than GUI](110_command_line_vs_gui.txt)
* [The Unix/Linux Shell](120_shell_basics.html)
* [Searching for items in the Unix manual pages (RTFM)](130_man_page_RTFM.txt)
* [Options and Arguments on Unix Command Lines](140_arguments_and_options.txt)
* [Unix/Linux Pathnames (absolute, relative, dot, dot dot)](150_pathnames.txt)
* [Hard links and Unix file system nodes (inodes)](200_links_and_inodes.html)
* [Unix/Linux File System - (correct explanation)](210_file_system.txt)
* [Directories: ROOT, /root, HOME, /home, and current](220_home_and_HOME.txt)
* [Searching for and finding files by name, size, etc.](250_finding_files.txt)
* [GLOB patterns (wildcard pathname matching)](260_glob_patterns.txt)
* [Unix Shell I/O Redirection (including Pipes)](270_redirection.txt)
* [Unix/Linux Shell Command Line Quoting Mechanisms](280_quotes.txt)
* [The VI (VIM) Text Editor](300_vi_text_editor.html)
* [Unix Modes and Permissions](400_permissions.txt)
* [Umask and Permissions](410_umask.txt)
* [Unix/Linux Command List (cumulative)](900_unix_command_list.txt)

### Assignments and Labs ###
* See your [Blackboard] ToDo list for all assignment due dates
* Finish [Lab #04] - Linux Shell Features
* Finish [Lab #05] - The VI/VIM Text Editor
* Start [Lab #06] - Linux File System Permissions (modes)

### Practice Midterm Test #2 ###

* [Practice Midterm Test #2](practicetest2.pdf)

From the Classroom Whiteboard/Chalkboard
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* Your in-class notes go here.
    - If you're not actively taking notes in class, why are you here?
    - Assignments must be [Right the First Time](week01notes.html#right-the-first-time)

* Send me video from the Rap.  My wife wants to see me.
    - Hey!  I've still not received any video.  Anyone out there?

* Dates for tests:
    - Midterm Test #2 is in-class on Friday March 16.
      Do the [practice test](practicetest2.pdf) first.
      Midterm test #2 includes all material up to and including lab06,
      as well as some repeat questions from the previous midterm test.
    - Final Exam on Monday April 23.  Do the practice test first.
      The Final Exam includes all material.

### Topic: Fun and You ###

* The ISO 9000 Fun Standard: <http://funstandard.org/>

* 10 signs that you aren't cut out for IT:
  <http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/10-signs-that-you-arent-cut-out-for-it/3072?tag=nl.e101>

### Topic: more Commands ###

* Commands: [Unix/Linux Command List (cumulative)](900_unix_command_list.txt)

### Topics: Shell Features ###

* Shell Standard Input, Output, Error - Redirection
    - I/O to and from programs using `|` (pipes)

* Questions
    - What are the Rules for Pipes? See
      [Unix Shell I/O Redirection (including Pipes)](270_redirection.txt)
    - extracting just field 3 from every line: \ ` awk '{print $3}' [files...] `
    - extracting just the LAST field from every line: \ ` awk '{print $NF}' [files...] `
    - examples using real authorization log <http://ian.idallen.ca/auth.log>
        - first and last lines
        - only sshd lines
        - count of sshd lines
        - first and last sshd lines
        - refused sshd lines (attempted attacks)
        - count of refused sshd lines (attacks)
        - IP addresses of most attacks (see "3.3 Examples of pipes"
          in the above Redirection link for the full pipeline)

### Topic: The VIM (and VI) editor ###

* [The VI (VIM) Text Editor](300_vi_text_editor.html)
    - remember to `set showcmd` in your .vimrc file

### Topic: Modes and Permissions ###

* needed for [Lab #06] - Linux File System Permissions (modes)
* [Unix Modes and Permissions](400_permissions.txt)
* [Umask and Permissions](410_umask.txt)

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[Test Instructions]: 000_test_instructions.html
[000_README.txt]: 000_README.txt
[000_Licensing.txt]: 000_Licensing.txt
[005_this_is_your_brain.txt]: 005_this_is_your_brain.txt
[007_freqently_asked_questions.html]: 007_freqently_asked_questions.html

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