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A file can be manipulated in a variety of ways. In fact, Unix built upon this to create an operating system where everything is treated as a file. Therefore learning some simple command line file operations is crucial:
- New empty files are commonly created using the
touchcommand. - The contents of a directory can be listed using the
lscommand. (Be sure to type a lowercase “L” as in “list” and not the number1.) - A string of text can be output to the terminal using the
echocommand. This is useful in coordination with the>operator that redirects the text output to a file. - A file can be output and read using the
catcommand. - A file can be deleted using the
rmcommand.
Instructions
1.
Using the command line, create a new file called lunch using the command touch lunch.
Optionally, you can verify that this file has been created by using the command ls to list all the files in the current directory.
2.
Write a list of foods such as burger, salad, and sandwich to the lunch file using the following command:
echo "burger, salad, and sandwich" > lunch
Optionally, you can verify this by reading the file using the command cat lunch.
3.
Delete the lunch file using the command rm lunch.
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