Getting Started with Linux Fundamentals

Instructions

1. Use the tree command to view the directory structure of the /home/student directory, and use the -L 1 option to restrict the output to one level of results.

   [student@workstation ~]$ tree -L 1
   .
   ├── Desktop
   ├── Documents
   ├── Downloads
   ├── Music
   ├── Pictures
   ├── Public
   ├── Templates
   └── Videos

2. Without changing to the Documents directory, create a Work directory in the Documents directory by using a relative path.

   [student@workstation ~]$ mkdir Documents/Work

   1. Change your current working directory to the new directory that you created.

      [student@workstation ~]$ cd Documents/Work

3. From your new location, change to the Downloads directory by using a relative path.

   [student@workstation Work]$ cd ../../Downloads

   1. View the path of your current directory.

      [student@workstation Downloads]$ pwd
      /home/student/Downloads

4. Redirect output into a file called hello.txt in the Documents/Work directory by using the absolute path.

   [student@workstation Downloads]$ echo "hello world" > \
   /home/student/Documents/Work/hello.txt

   1. View the contents of the hello.txt file by using a relative path.

      [student@workstation Downloads]$ cat ../Documents/Work/hello.txt
      hello world

   2. Use the relative path to the hello.txt file to obtain its absolute path.

      [student@workstation Downloads]$ realpath ../Documents/Work/hello.txt
      /home/student/Documents/Work/hello.txt

   3. View the contents of the hello.txt file by using the absolute path.

      [student@workstation Downloads]$ cat /home/student/Documents/Work/hello.txt
      hello world

5. Return to the student user home directory by using the default action of the cd command.

   [student@workstation Downloads]$ cd
   [student@workstation ~]$