1) List the contents of the root directory QA: how many directories are there in
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1) List the contents of the root directory
QA: how many directories are there in total?
QB: how can you tell the difference between files and directories?
2) Print your current working directory and note the path (mine is /home/jason)
3) Create a new directory named path_test
4) create a new directory under path_test caleld path_test_2 without changing directories
QC: what command syntax do you use (the full command)?
5) create a new directory under path_test_2 called path_test_3 without typing the entire (absolute) path. Hint: you'll need to do something before you can create the directory.
QD: what command syntax do you Use first?
QE: what command syntax do you use to create path_test_3?
6) Change directories so that your pwd is /home/[username]/path_test/path_test2/path_test3
QF: what command syntax do you use to change to path_test2? do it.
QG: what command syntax do you use to change back to your home? do it.
Explanation / Answer
1) QA)$ ls -d. */
QB)ls -d colour -a color
2)$ pwd
3)mkdir path_test
4)mkdir -p path_test/path_test_2
5)Qa)I could change the current directory
cd /path_test/path_test2
Qb)mkdir path_test3
6)QF)cd /path_test/path_test2
QG)cd /
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