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IT22111 – PROGRAMMING FOR PROBLEM SOLVING LABORATORY

EX.NO:1
DATE:
USAGE OF BASIC LINUX COMMANDS

AIM:

COMMANDS AND THEIR DESCRIPTION:

1. COMMAND: mkdir

Description: creating a new directory.


Syntax: mkdir dirname
Example: mkdir CSE
D Output:$ mkdir CSE
D
$ ls
$ CSE D

2. COMMAND: ls

Description: To list all files and directory.


Syntax: ls
Example: $ ls
Output: CSE

3. COMMAND: cd

Description: To change
directory. Syntax: cd dirname
Example: $ cd CSE
Output: $ CSE

4. COMMAND: cd ..

Description: To come out of that directory.


Syntax: $cd ..
Example: $cd..
Output: ~$:

5. COMMAND: cat>

Description: To create a new file.


Syntax: $ cat> filename.txt
Example: $cat > sample.txt

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Output: Hello
^z
+stopped

6. COMMAND: cat

Description : To display the content of file.


Syntax: cat filename.txt
Example: cat sample.txt
Output : Hello

7. COMMAND: cat>>

Description : To append content to existing file.


Syntax: $cat>> filename.txt
Example: $cat>> sample.txt
Output : we are from CSE D
^z
+stopped

8. COMMAND: cp

Description: To copy content from one file to another within the same directory.
Syntax: $cp oldfile.txt newfile.txt
Example: $cp sample.txt file1.txt
Output : sample.txt file1.txt

9. COMMAND: mv

Description :To move file from one directory to another.


Syntax : mv source div / newfile name.txt
Example: $ mv CSE D / into.txt
$ cd CSE D
$ ls
Output : into.txt

10. COMMAND: rm

Description: To remove file from directory.


Syntax: rm filename
Example: $ rm file1.txt
$ ls
Output :
sample.txt

11. COMMAND: rmdir

Description: To remove a directory.


Syntax: rmdir directoryname

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Example: rmdir CSE D
ls
Output : CSE D

12. COMMAND: vi

Description: It is a command line, an interactive editor that can be used to create and edit file.
Syntax: vi filename.c
Example: vi file1.c
Output:

13. COMMAND: cc
Description: It is a command line, that is used to compile and run a program.
Syntax: $ cc sample.c
Usage : cc pgm.c

14. COMMAND: ./a.out

Description: It is command line, that is used to display the output.


Syntax: ./a.out
Usage : ./a.out

15. COMMAND: password

Description: To change password


Syntax: $ password
Usage : $password

RESULT:

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