Introduction: Introduce how to work with, view, find and search the content of text files. The workshop is aimed at beginners with basic command-line experience of the Linux file system and will focus on hands-on exercises.

Course Goals

• View the content of text-based files.

• Search a file for a string. 

• Search for a file/folder by name.

• Redirect output from commands and pipe commands together. 

• Be very exercise based to allow practice of commands and concepts.

• Suggest other areas of Linux and commands to explore.

Sections

1. View and Search a File: Use various commands to view, inspect and search a text file.

2. Search for a File: How to search for a file, by name, across a hierarchy of folders.

3. Output Redirection and Pipes: Introduce how to pipe the output of one command into the input of another, and how to redirect the output of a command into a file.

4. Intermediate Features and Summary: A quick review and suggestion of other commands and areas of Linux to explore further after this workshop that you’ll find useful.