Lab 1 Notes

Linux

See Linux Basics.

Extra Instructions for Lab

  1. Start with sections 1, 2, 4, 5.1.
  2. Skip tutorial sections 3, 5.2-5.5, 6, 7, and return after finishing the lab worksheet.
  3. Finish the tutorial at home if you run out of time.

Confusing Points

  1. The shell shortcut "~" means the same thing as "~YOUR_NAME". So, all of the following commands do the same thing:
    1. cd
    2. cd ~
    3. cd ~YOUR_NAME
  2. ~X is not the same thing as ~/X.
    1. ~X means "X's home directory"
    2. ~/X means "folder/file X in MY home directory"