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Important: All Labs must be submitted using the iLabTechnicalReportTemplate to the lab
Dropbox for credit.
STEP 2: Access the command prompt
After successfully scheduling and launching the Using the vim Editor virtual lab, click on the
begin lab button. The Red Hat Linux desktop will appear. To access the command prompt, click
on the red hat icon and select system tools and then terminal. You may also access the
command prompt by right clicking on the Red Hat Linux desktop and choosing terminal from
the menu. Either method will allow you to access the command prompt. Note the command
prompt will appear as [root@redhat root]#. Take a screen shot of this portion. For a
demonstration on how to access the virtual lab Red Hat Linux command prompt and starting
the vi editor, view the accessing vi editor video.
STEP 3: Using the ls command
In this step, you use the ls command to find information about the file systems on a RedHat
Linux system. This step is activity 4-5 of your text. Refer to page 159 of your eBook for step-by-
step instructions. Note: skip steps 1-4. These steps are not required, since you have a virtual lab
platform. Begin with step 5 and take a screen shot of this portion. For a demonstration on how
to perform this step, view the week 5 step 3 video.
STEP 4: Creating Directories
In this step, you use the mkdir command to create directories in a RedHat Linux directory
structure. This step is activity 4-11 of your text. Refer to page 169 of your eBook for step-by-
step instructions. Note: skip steps 1-4. These steps are not required, since you have a virtual lab
platform. In step 5, type cd /home and press enter, this will place you in the home directory
and your command prompt should now read[root@redhat root home]#. Begin with step 6 and
take a screen shot of the different commands as you complete them. For a demonstration on
how to perform this step, view the week 5 step 4 video.
STEP 5: Removing Directories (10 points)
In this step, you use the rmdir command to create directories in a RedHat Linux directory
structure. This step is activity 4-14 of your text. Refer to page 175 of your eBook for step-by-
step instructions. Note: skip steps 1-4. These steps are not required, since you have a virtual lab
platform. In step 5, type cd /home and press enter, this will place you in the home directory
and your command prompt should now read [root@redhat root home]#. Begin with step 6 and
take a screen shot of the different commands as you complete them. Corrections for this
activity, your activity states that using the rmdirmynewdir/myseconddir command will remove