Introduction to Unix and Linux Lab Manual, Student Edition

Book excerpt: Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. 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