% CST8207 Week 11 Notes -- Shell Scripts: debugging; Control Statements: if/then/else, test \[\], case, while, for, functions, etc., Midterm 2 Analysis % Ian! D. Allen -- -- [www.idallen.com] % Winter 2019 - January to April 2019 - Updated 2019-03-28 21:46 EDT - [Course Home Page] - [Course Outline] - [All Weeks] - [Plain Text] Readings, Assignments, Labs, Tests, and ToDo ============================================ Read (at least) these things (All The Words) -------------------------------------------- 1. [Week 11 Notes HTML] -- this file -- **Read All The Words** 2. [Command Exit Status] -- variable `$?` 3. [Shell Script Debugging] -- using options `-v` and `-x` 4. [Shell Control Structures] -- if, then, else, test, `[...]`, for, while, case, break, continue, read, functions, &&, \|\|, errors 1>&2 5. [List of Commands] -- Command names you should know, listed by week 6. [Video Tutorials on Lynda.com] -- tagged by week number 7. [Linux and Sysadmin News in the World] Assignments, Quizzes, and Lab work this week -------------------------------------------- > **Reminder:** There are now three quizzes that you need to complete (five > times each) on Brightspace as part of your term Quiz mark. The third quiz > has be posted. The Quizzes are *not* optional; see the [Course Outline]. > You need to do each quiz at least five times. Check the due date for each assignment and put a reminder in your agenda, calendar, and digital assistant. Just like in the Real World, not all due dates are on the same days or at the same times. - Review last week. Did you do everything assigned last week? - Do [Worksheet #08 HTML] to prepare for [Assignment #09 HTML] -- setting permissions, mode, `umask`, personal web site - [Assignment #11 HTML] -- tar, processes, syslog, crontab, at, mail, shell script - The checking program has a feature to check just one of your scripts. - Available now: [Assignment #12 HTML] -- simple shell scripts - The checking program has a feature to check just one of your scripts. - OPTIONAL: Do Bonus [Assignment #10 HTML] to improve your Midterm #2 score. - This affects only your Midterm #2 score, not your Assignment score. - There is 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 file format means no marks. *Do not redirect or save the output of this checking program!* - OPTIONAL BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: Read [The VI (VIM) Text Editor] and optionally do the bonus [Assignment #04 HTML]. Real Linux sysadmin all know how to use this text editor. - **Reminder:** You must actually use the VIM editor during the term to get full marks for this bonus assignment. Read All The Words. - Due date changed to March 29. ### Worksheets Worksheets are preparation for your assignments. You can't do the assignments without having done the worksheets first, and you can't do the worksheets without having first read the Course Notes: 1. Read the web notes. (Please: **Read All The Words**) 2. Do the relevant Worksheet(s). 3. Do the relevant Assignment(s). Make notes from the worksheets on *how each command works*. What do the options used in the worksheets mean, for each command? (See the weekly [List of Commands].) 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 are not for hand-in; they are not worth marks; the assignments test your knowledge of the lectures and worksheets. > 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 Worksheet 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 get a copy here: [Course Introduction: Install Libre Office]. Worksheet #06 is for the optional VIM Bonus Assignment (extra credit): - [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 `vimtutor` program on the CLS. - Bonus (optional) [Assignment #04 HTML] -- the VIM text editor - Read [The VI (VIM) Text Editor] - Due date changed to March 29. Worksheet #08 is for [Assignment #09 HTML]. - [Worksheet #08 ODT] -- Linux file system permissions (modes) - This Worksheet is a prerequisite for [Assignment #09 HTML] - [Worksheet #08 PDF] -- PDF version - [Worksheet #08 HTML] -- HTML version - `chmod, ls -lid, umask` Worksheets prepare you for the upcoming assignments. Upcoming tests and exams ------------------------ This course had two midterm tests (10%, 15%) and will have one final exam (40%). ![Bring your favourite marker to your exam] Follow this link to see all your upcoming [Quizzes and Tests]. The dates are also posted on the [Course Home Page] and on [Brightspace CST8207]. For full marks, read the [Test Instructions] (all the words) **before** your midterm tests. 1. First Midterm test: Done. 2. Second Midterm test: Done. 3. Final Exam: The date is now posted on ACSIS: Tuesday April 23 from 1pm to 4pm in T119. Midterm Test #2 Analysis ======================== Here are some statistics for the second midterm test: - 86 students were registered in the course at the time of the midterm test. (We started the term with 95 students in mid-September.) - Of the 86, 7 did not write the test, leaving 79 who did. - Of the 79, 6 did not enter a valid test version code on the Scantron form. (I had to enter all those test version codes for you, so that you could get some marks.) - Of the 79, 6 did not enter their own name to match the name on file on ACSIS with the Algonquin Registrar office. (These students didn't check their names using the Name Game before the test.) - Of the 79, 5 did not enter their own student number correctly. - Of the 79, 3 did not enter their own name or their own student number correctly, so the test couldn't be marked. (I had to fix your test for you so that you could get some marks.) - Of the 79, 7 did not put their full name on their question sheet. I had to fix those names for you, so that you could get your question sheets back for the bonus assignment. - Of the 79, 36 answered question #45 even though the **Test Instructions** printed at the start of the test told you to leave the question blank (no answer). - **Read All The Words** ! The 79 class scores: 97.7 95.8 95.5 95.5 93.2 93.2 93.2 93.2 91.3 91.3 90.9 90.9 90.9 90.9 90 89.1 88.6 88.6 86.4 84.6 84.1 83.2 80.2 80.2 80.2 79.5 77.3 75 75 73.5 73.5 73.5 73.5 68.2 68.2 67 66.8 65.9 65.9 65.9 63.6 63.6 62.4 61.4 61.4 61.1 60.1 60.1 60.1 58.9 57.9 52.9 50 49.3 49 49 47.7 46.8 46.8 44.5 44.5 44 43.2 40.9 40.5 40.1 38.6 35.6 35.6 35.3 34.6 32.7 28.7 26.5 24.5 24.5 23.8 20.5 11.6 26 A (32.9%) 6 A- 5 A 15 A+ 7 B ( 8.9%) 0 B- 6 B 1 B+ 16 C (20.3%) 7 C- 5 C 4 C+ 4 D ( 5.1%) 1 D- 1 D 2 D+ 26 F (32.9%) 16 F- 4 F 6 F+ 90% - 100% 15 *************** 80% - 90% 11 *********** 70% - 80% 7 ******* 60% - 70% 16 **************** 50% - 60% 4 **** 40% - 50% 13 ************* 30% - 40% 6 ****** 20% - 30% 6 ****** 10% - 20% 1 * 0% - 10% 0 - You can see the class errors in [Midterm Test #2 PDF]. Please **Read All The Words**! Notes from the Classroom ======================== - **Take notes in class!** Keep a pad open on your desk. - Bring your notes to class! Stop wasting time looking up commands. - Look at the [Practice Tests and Answers] related to the Final Exam. You can bring your questions to your lab periods and your instructor will go over them with you. - Check your EMail, especially when creating CRON jobs. One student had generated over 2,600 email messages (one per minute) using a CRON job that failed. (I deleted the job.) - Don't forget to finish your five Brightspace quiz attempts for each of the Midterm 1 and Midterm 2 quizzes. There is a third quiz available to prepare for the Final Exam. Do at least five attempts in all three quizzes. - Nobody should have any files larger than 1MB in their CLS account. If you have uploaded an image that is larger than 1MB, you should make it smaller using the `convert` command directions given in the [Student Web Site] page from [Assignment #09][Assignment #09 HTML]. - "The Bash Academy is an initiative to promote the bash shell language and educate people on its use." - Regarding world-writable files in your account: See last week's notes. Do not help students fail my course ----------------------------------- Students who give answers (e.g. command lines) to other students are helping those other students fail my course. Stop doing that. I want *everyone* to pass my course. Commands Used ------------- > Keep a notebook with a [List of Commands] in it. > > - You need to write down yourself what each command *does*. > - Check the updated list of commands each week. > - I will check for this list in your lab periods. > - Bring your notes to class! Stop wasting time looking up commands. - Are you making notes from the worksheets on how each command works? - What do the options used in the worksheets mean, for each command? - Don't copy and use options that you don't understand! - Regarding world-writable files in your account: See last week's notes. Your own personal web page on the CLS ===================================== This is part of [Assignment #09 HTML]. You can do it now, if you Read All The Words. - [Create your own web page!][Student Web Site] - You will need to use `chmod 755` on your `public_html` directory. - Your web page will be visible on the Internet using a web browser to access URL `http://cst8207.idallen.ca/~``abcd0001` where *abcd0001* is replaced with your CLS userid. (There is a tilde character in that URL.) - Example: - View [all the Winter 17W class images] - View [all the Fall 17F class images] - View [all the Winter 18W class images] - View [all the Fall 18F class images] - View [all the Winter 19W class images] Who is using the VIM editor? ============================ This page may take a minute or two to load; be patient: [Who is using the VIM editor?] Tutoring ======== Many students find that hiring a personal tutor helps them get through the first term. Financial assistance is available. See the **Tutoring** heading in the [Course Introduction]. SSH and HTTP Attacks on the CLS =============================== You are not paranoid if they really are out to get you! See the [Week 03 Notes HTML] for command pipelines to count the ongoing attacks on the CLS. Locked out of the CLS ===================== When you are locked out, [follow the directions] in the notes to get your IP address re-enabled. ![Take Notes in Class] Step away from your phone ========================= "Your attention is arguably your most precious asset" ![iPhone FaceHugger by Santiago Vecino: ] -- | Ian! D. Allen, BA, MMath - idallen@idallen.ca - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Home Page: http://idallen.com/ Contact Improv: http://contactimprov.ca/ | College professor (Free/Libre GNU+Linux) at: http://teaching.idallen.com/ | Defend digital freedom: http://eff.org/ and have fun: http://fools.ca/ [Plain Text] - plain text version of this page in [Pandoc Markdown] format [www.idallen.com]: http://www.idallen.com/ [Course Home Page]: .. [Course Outline]: course_outline.pdf [All Weeks]: indexcgi.cgi [Plain Text]: week11notes.txt [Week 11 Notes HTML]: week11notes.html [Command Exit Status]: 720_exit_status.html [Shell Script Debugging]: 725_debugging_shell_scripts.html [Shell Control Structures]: 730_control_statements.html [List of Commands]: 900_unix_command_list.html [Video Tutorials on Lynda.com]: 910_lynda_index.html [Linux and Sysadmin News in the World]: 950_linux_world.html [Worksheet #08 HTML]: worksheet08.html [Assignment #09 HTML]: assignment09.html [Assignment #11 HTML]: assignment11.html [Assignment #12 HTML]: assignment12.html [Assignment #10 HTML]: assignment10.html [The VI (VIM) Text Editor]: 300_vi_text_editor.html [Assignment #04 HTML]: assignment04.html [Course Introduction: Install Libre Office]: 050_course_introduction.html#install-libreoffice-or-openoffice-into-windows [Worksheet #06 HTML]: worksheet06.html [Worksheet #08 ODT]: worksheet08.odt [Worksheet #08 PDF]: worksheet08.pdf [Bring your favourite marker to your exam]: data/sniff_markers.jpg "Bring your favourite marker to your exam" [Quizzes and Tests]: 000_quizzes_and_tests.html [Brightspace CST8207]: https://brightspace.algonquincollege.com/d2l/home/117776 [Test Instructions]: 000_test_instructions.html [Midterm Test #2 PDF]: midterm2_19w.pdf [Practice Tests and Answers]: 000_practice_tests.html [Student Web Site]: 000_student_web_site.html [all the Winter 17W class images]: http://cst8207.idallen.ca/montage17w.cgi [all the Fall 17F class images]: http://cst8207.idallen.ca/montage17f.cgi [all the Winter 18W class images]: http://cst8207.idallen.ca/montage18w.cgi [all the Fall 18F class images]: http://cst8207.idallen.ca/montage18f.cgi [all the Winter 19W class images]: http://cst8207.idallen.ca/montage19w.cgi [Who is using the VIM editor?]: http://cst8207.idallen.ca/vim19w.cgi [Course Introduction]: 050_course_introduction.html [Week 03 Notes HTML]: week03notes.html [follow the directions]: 070_course_linux_server.html#getting-locked-out-of-the-server [Take Notes in Class]: data/remember.jpg "Take Notes in Class" [iPhone FaceHugger by Santiago Vecino: ]: data/iphone_face_hugger.jpg "iPhone FaceHugger by Santiago Vecino: " [Pandoc Markdown]: http://johnmacfarlane.net/pandoc/