Introduction to unix and linux lab manual

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Practice the IT Skills Essential for Your Success

40+ labs exercises that challenge you to solve problems based on realistic case studies Step-by-step scenarios that require you to think critically Post-lab observation questions that measure your understanding of lab results Key term quizzes that help build your vocabulary End-of-chapter lab solutions that explain not only what happened, but why

In this lab manual, you'll practice:

Logging on to the system Working with the shell and creating shell scripts Managing files with utilities Modifying the user environment Using the visual editor (vi) and the pico editor Modifying and manipulating data Using multiple utilities in scripts Specifying instructions to the shell Setting file and directory permissions Controlling user processes Managing, printing, and archiving large files Accessing and touring graphical desktops Administering a Linux PC system

Author Notes

John Muster teaches and conducts educational development at the Educational Center of Silicon Valley, the University of California's Extension Division, where he was given the Honored Teacher Award. In addition to teaching and multimedia development, he consults and teaches for clients in industry, government, and universities across the globe. His undergraduate and graduate education took place at Otterbein College, The Ohio State University, and the University of California, Berkeley.

Dennis Rice is an instructor a DeVry Institute of Technology in Irving, Texas, where he teaches telecommunications, networking, and operating systems.

Acknowledgments	p. XII
Introduction	p. XIII
Chapter 1 Logging On to the System	p. 1
Lab Exercise 1.01 Logging On to a Linux System	p. 2
Lab Exercise 1.02 Exploring UNIX and Linux	p. 5
Solutions	p. 10
Chapter 2 Touring the System	p. 13
Lab Exercise 2.01 Working with the Shell	p. 14
Lab Exercise 2.02 Exploring the File System	p. 18
Lab Exercise 2.03 Using Utilities to Manage Files	p. 20
Lab Exercise 2.04 Using man to Learn the Function of Switches	p. 22
Lab Exercise 2.05 Using man to Find Pages by Keyword	p. 24
Lab Exercise 2.06 Using the info Utility to Find Detailed Descriptions of Commands	p. 26
Lab Exercise 2.07 Finding Answers to UNIX/Linux Questions Online	p. 28
Solutions	p. 35
Chapter 3 Touring Utilities, Shell Instructions, and Processes	p. 43
Lab Exercise 3.01 Employing Powerful Utilities	p. 44
Lab Exercise 3.02 Managing Input and Output from Utilities	p. 47
Lab Exercise 3.03 Working with Special Characters	p. 49
Lab Exercise 3.04 Modifying the User Environment	p. 51
Lab Exercise 3.05 Creating Shell Scripts	p. 53
Solutions	p. 58
Chapter 4 Editing with the Visual Editor	p. 65
Lab Exercise 4.01 Working in an Existing File	p. 66
Lab Exercise 4.02 Navigating Through a Text File	p. 69
Lab Exercise 4.03 Creating and Appending a Text File	p. 72
Lab Exercise 4.04 Issuing Instructions to the Shell and Visual Editor	p. 75
Lab Exercise 4.05 Making Text Changes	p. 77
Solutions	p. 82
Chapter 5 Using Basic Linux and UNIX Utilities	p. 91
Lab Exercise 5.01 Counting Elements in a File	p. 92
Lab Exercise 5.02 Employing Search Utilities	p. 96
Lab Exercise 5.03 Performing Math Calculations	p. 99
Lab Exercise 5.04 Sorting Through Files	p. 101
Lab Exercise 5.05 Modifying and Manipulating Data	p. 104
Solutions	p. 109
Chapter 6 Using Multiple Utilities in Scripts	p. 115
Lab Exercise 6.01 Employing Utilities to Obtain Information	p. 116
Lab Exercise 6.02 Exploring Directories and Files	p. 118
Lab Exercise 6.03 Creating a Complex Word Analysis Script	p. 120
Solutions	p. 125
Chapter 7 Creating and Changing Directories	p. 131
Lab Exercise 7.01 Creating Directories	p. 132
Lab Exercise 7.02 Managing Files and Directories	p. 134
Lab Exercise 7.03 Accessing Files in Directories	p. 137
Lab Exercise 7.04 Working with File Links to Directories	p. 139
Solutions	p. 144
Chapter 8 Specifying Instructions to the Shell	p. 151
Lab Exercise 8.01 Identifying Portions of the Command Line	p. 152
Lab Exercise 8.02 Finding Utilities on the System	p. 154
Lab Exercise 8.03 Using Command Substitution to Write Simple Scripts	p. 156
Lab Exercise 8.04 Writing Wildcard Expressions	p. 158
Lab Exercise 8.05 Redirecting Errors	p. 160
Lab Exercise 8.06 Gathering Error Numbers	p. 162
Lab Exercise 8.07 Modifying the bash Environment	p. 164
Solutions	p. 169
Chapter 9 Setting File and Directory Permissions	p. 175
Lab Exercise 9.01 Defining Permissions Based on Number	p. 176
Lab Exercise 9.02 Creating an Archive Script	p. 178
Lab Exercise 9.03 Setting Permissions on Files and Folders	p. 180
Lab Exercise 9.04 Setting the umask	p. 182
Solutions	p. 186
Chapter 10 Controlling User Processes	p. 189
Lab Exercise 10.01 Listing Running Jobs	p. 190
Lab Exercise 10.02 Terminating Jobs	p. 193
Lab Exercise 10.03 Suspending and Activating Jobs	p. 195
Lab Exercise 10.04 Terminating Jobs for Other Users	p. 197
Lab Exercise 10.05 Using nohup to Run Processes After Logging Out	p. 199
Solutions	p. 204
Chapter 11 Managing, Printing, and Archiving Large Files	p. 209
Lab Exercise 11.01 Compressing a File	p. 210
Lab Exercise 11.02 Saving Files to Disk	p. 213
Lab Exercise 11.03 Splitting a Large File	p. 215
Lab Exercise 11.04 Removing Files by Owner	p. 217
Lab Exercise 11.05 Formatting a Document for Printing	p. 219
Solutions	p. 225
Chapter 12 Accessing and Touring Graphical Desktops	p. 233
Lab Exercise 12.01 Performing File Management Tasks	p. 234
Lab Exercise 12.02 Customizing the Desktop	p. 236
Lab Exercise 12.03 Using Included Gnome Applications	p. 238
Lab Exercise 12.04 Configuring the Internet Settings	p. 240
Solutions	p. 245
Chapter 13 Administering a Linux PC System	p. 255
Lab Exercise 13.01 Shutting Down and Restarting UNIX/Linux	p. 256
Lab Exercise 13.02 Managing User Accounts	p. 258
Lab Exercise 13.03 Solving User Problems	p. 260
Lab Exercise 13.04 Making a Linux Boot Disk	p. 262
Lab Exercise 13.05 Installing the Apache Web Server	p. 264
Solutions	p. 268
Index	p. 275

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