- Mike
In this tutorial we start in a directory called /home/example/, this may be different on your system, for example if your name is John, your home directory may be /home/John/. Due to the number of possible combinations, please use your common sense.
(Actually you should ask one of the Tutors at the desk, me, or your TA’s for basic help.)
1) mkdir linux [Enter] - You have just created a directory called linux.
2) cd linux [Enter] - You have just changed to the directory called linux you just created.
3) ls [Enter] - Lists the content of the directory you just created. Currently there is nothing inside.
4) pico linux.txt - This will start Pico, type something like my first document, then press [Control]+[X].
Pico will say something like 'Save modified buffers?' - press [Y]
Pico will the say something like File Name to write : linux.txt' - press [Enter]
5) ls [Enter] - There will now be a file called linux.txt
6) cp linux.txt linux.copy.txt [Enter] - This creates a copy of the linux.txt file called linux.copy.txt
7) ls [Enter] - There should now be two files, one called linux.txt and another called linux.copy.txt
8) mkdir linux.copy [Enter] - You have just created another directory called linux.copy
9) ls [Enter] - There will now be a directory called linux.copy and the two files.
10) mv linux.copy.txt /home/example/linux/linux.copy [Enter] - You have moved the file linux.copy.txt into the directory linux.copy
11) ls [Enter] - There should now be a directory called linux.copy and a file called linux.txt
12) cd linux.copy [Enter] - You have now changed to the directory called linux.copy
13) ls [Enter] - You will see the file linux.copy.txt
14) rm linux.copy.txt [Enter] - You have deleted the file linux.copy.txt
15) ls [Enter] - You should see the directory is now empty.
16) cd .. [Enter] - This will take you back into the directory /home/example/linux/
17) rmdir linux.copy [Enter] - You have just deleted the directory called linux.copy
18) ls [Enter] - Now all you should see is the linux.txt file.
19) cd .. [Enter] - You have now changed back to your home directory.