Project $4-2$

ESTIMATED TIME: $15$ minutes

OBJECTIVE: Copy files and directories.

DESCRIPTION: In this hands$-$on project, you copy files and directories using the cp command.

$1$

Switch to a command$-$line terminal $($tty$5)$ by pressing Ctrl$+$Alt$+$F$5$ and log in to the terminal using the user name of root and the password of LINUXrocks!.

$2$

Next, type ls $-$F at the command prompt and press Enter. Note the contents of your home folder.

$3$

At the command prompt, type cp sample$1$ and press Enter. What error message was displayed and why?

$4$

At the command prompt, type cp sample$1$ sample$1$A and press Enter. Next, type ls $-$F sample$*$ at the command prompt and press Enter. How many files are there and what are their names?

$5$

At the command prompt, type cp sample$1$ mysamples$/$sample$1$B and press Enter. Next, type ls $-$F sample$*$ at the command prompt and press Enter. How many files are there and what are their names?

$6$

At the command prompt, type cd mysamples and press Enter. Next, type ls $-$F at the command prompt and press Enter. Was sample$1$B copied successfully?

$7$

At the command prompt, type cp $/$root$/$sample$2.$ and press Enter. Next, type ls $-$F at the command prompt and press Enter. How many files are there and what are their names?

$8$

At the command prompt, type cp sample$1$B $..$ and press Enter. Next, type cd $..$ at the command prompt and press Enter. At the command prompt, type ls $-$F sample$*$ and press Enter. Was the sample$1$B file copied successfully?

$9$

At the command prompt, type cp sample$1$ sample$2$ sample$3$ mysamples and press Enter. What message do you get and why? Choose y and press Enter. Next, type cd mysamples at the command prompt and press Enter. At the command prompt, type ls $-$F and press Enter. How many files are there and what are their names?

$10$

At the command prompt, type cd $..$ and press Enter. Next, type cp mysamples mysamples$2$ at the command prompt and press Enter. What error message did you receive? Why?

$11$

At the command prompt, type cp $$R mysamples mysamples$2$ and press Enter. Next, type ls $$F at the command prompt, and press Enter. Was the directory copied successfully? Type ls $$F mysamples$2$ at the command prompt and press Enter. Were the contents of mysamples successfully copied to mysamples$2?$

$12$

Type exit and press Enter to log out of your shell.