IT 244: Introduction to Linux/Unix - Answers to Class 4 Ungraded Quiz

IT 244: Introduction to Linux/Unix
Answers to Class 4 Ungraded Quiz

Name the three whitespace characters.

Space, Tab and newline (Enter or Return)

If you wanted to use one of the characters that have special meaning to Unix in a filename, what TWO things could you do?
```
put a backslash in front of it or quote it
```
What would you type on the command line if you wanted to go to the directory /courses?
```
cd  /courses
```
What would you type at the command line to see what directory you are currently in?
```
pwd
```
What would you type at the command line to see ALL the files in the directory named /home/ghoffman?
```
ls  -a  /home/ghoffman
```
What would you type at the command line to print to the screen the contents of the file named memo.txt?
```
cat memo.txt
```
What would you type at the command line to delete the file named memo.txt?
```
rm  memo.txt
```
What would you type at the command line to create a directory named work?
```
mkdir work
```
What would you type at the command line to copy the file named memo.txt to memo.bak?
```
cp  memo.txt  memo.bak
```
What would you type at the command line to move the file named memo.txt into the directory named work?
```
mv  memo.txt  work
```