CIS 206 iLab 4 Working with Directories CIS 206 iLab 4 Working with Directories

All iLabs must be submitted following iLabTechnicalReportTemplate document and the report file must be dropped into the corresponding bascket in the drop box! After finishing the steps below, you have to submit your iLab in MS Word or any other equivalent format. Always refer toTechnicalReportsWriting:iLabs and Projects for more details about Technical Reports Writings. L A B S T E P S STEP 1: Accessing the virtual lab environment and scheduling the lab Access the virtual lab environment and schedule the Using the vim Editor in Linux lab for week 5. 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

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