Goal: Use various commands to view, inspect and search a text file.

Exercise: Setting Up

Question:

There is a folder called intro_to_linux within the /project/<project-name>/ folder.
How would you copy this folder into your home folder?

Before moving on, please make sure you get this copied over correctly.
All further exercises assume you will be working within this folder, within the home folder
As you work through exercises take note of the []$ cd ~/intro_to_linux - remember the tilda character ~ is a shortcut for the home folder.

Setting Up: Answer(s)

Answer: There are a number of ways…

Method 01: Move into your home folder and copy into this location.

The . marks the current working directory.

[]$ cd 
[~]$ cp -r /project/<project-name>/intro_to_linux/ .
cp: cannot open 'intro_to_linux/workshop_me.txt' for reading: Permission denied
[~]$ ls
Desktop  Documents  Downloads  intro_to_linux

[~]$ cd /project/<project-name>/
[<project-name>]$ cp -r intro_to_linux/ ~
cp: cannot open 'intro_to_linux/workshop_me.txt' for reading: Permission denied
[<project-name>]$ ls ~
Desktop  Documents  Downloads  intro_to_linux

# -rw------- 1 <arcc-username> <project-name> 23 Oct 5 07:20 workshop_me.txt

View the content of files

Command	Description
cat
more
head

View the content of files

Command	Description
tail

Exercises: View Files: Give it a go.

Answers

Search for a string within a text file (grep)

Command	Description
grep

Examples: Search a file

Examples: Search folders and files

Exercises: Search Files

Answers

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Exercise: Setting Up

Setting Up: Answer(s)

View the content of files

View the content of files

Exercises: View Files: Give it a go.

Answers

Search for a string within a text file (grep)

Examples: Search a file

Examples: Search folders and files

Exercises: Search Files

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