Using the BASH Shell - 4

CompTIA Linux+ Domain:

Domain 2.0: Systems Operations and Maintenance
Domain 5.0: Automation and Scripting

CompTIA Linux+ Objective:

Objective 2.3: Given a scenario, create, modify, and redirect files.
Objective 5.1: Given a scenario, deploy and execute basic BASH scripts. 

Overview

Fedora Workstation is a Linux distribution based on Red Hat Linux. This lab provides guidance on using the BASH Shell of the Linux+. By performing this lab, students will learn how to execute various file manipulation commands.

OUTCOMES:

In this lab, you will learn to:

  1. Use various commands to display the contents of text files.
  2. Use various commands to modify the contents of text files.
Courses

Key terms and descriptions

file
Before attempting to display a file, you should make sure it is a text file, not a binary file. This can be accomplished with the file command.
cat
Cat displays the contents of a file.
head
Displays the top of the file
tail
Displays the bottom of the file
tr
The tr command is designed to translate a set of characters to another set of characters.
cut
The cut command is good for text database files. It will read one line of data at a time, break up the line based on a “field separator,” and allow you to manipulate the fields.
sort
Sorts a list