IT 244: Introduction to Linux/Unix
Class 8

Tips and Examples


Review


New Material


Studying


Microphone

Homework 4

I have posted Homework 4 here.

As usual, it will be due next Sunday at 11:59 PM.

Quiz 2

I have posted the answers to Quiz 2 here.

Questions

Are there any questions before I begin?

Tips and Examples

Be Sure You Know Where You Are

Finding Errors in Homework Scripts

Review

The Hierarchical Filesystem

Unix Files and Directories

Filenames

Case Sensitivity

Filename Extensions

Current Directory

Your Home Directory

Attendance

New Material

Hidden Filenames

Startup Files

The . and . . Directory Entries

Pathnames

Absolute Pathnames

Tilde, ~, in Pathnames

Relative Pathnames

Relative Pathnames in Your Current Directory

Relative Pathnames in a Subdirectory

Relative Pathnames above the Current Directory

Relative Pathnames Neither above Nor below the Current Directory

Standard Directories

Your Home Directory versus /home

The Two Uses of /

The Two Special Uses of .

Studying

Class Exercise

Class Quiz