LilyYucarp
Exercises
Introduction to the filesystem structure
- Try to view all the partitions in your system.
- Find out the size of the root partition.
- Look at the types of files in your system. You can either use your home directory or other directories in the system.
- Suppose that a new device is connected to your system. Where it will appear on the filesystem?
- Suppose that you have installed a new program into your system. Where it will be on the filesystem?
File and directory manipulation
- Try to create a new file.
- Try to create multiple new files.
- Try to create a new file in another directory rather than the current directory.
- Try to delete a file.
- Try to delete multiple files.
- Try to delete a full directory. (You can create a new directory and fill it with empty files for that purpose)
- Try to create a new directory.
- Try to create multiple new directories.
- Try to create a new directory in another directory rather than the current directory.
- Try to delete an empty directory without using the rm command
- Try to open a text file in the terminal
- Try to copy a file to another directory
- Try to move a file to another directory
File permissions
- Try to make a file writable for only yourself.
- Try to make a file only readable.
- Try to make a file only writable to you and your group.
Mounting points
- Try to mount a drive using the terminal.
- Try to unmount a drive using the terminal.