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→INVESTIGATION 1: ABSOLUTE / RELATIVE / RELATIVE-TO-HOME PATHNAMES
# Issue the following Linux command: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">cp /bin/ls ./ls.bk</span><br><br>What does this command do?<br><br>Let's run a checking script to make certain you performed the a few of the recently-issued commands correctly.<br><br>
# Issue the following: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">bash /home/murray.saul/scripts/week3-check-2</span><br><br>
# If you encounter errors, make correct corrections and then re-run the checking script until you receive a congratulations message,<br>and proceed to the next INVESTIGATION.<br><br>
=INVESTIGATION 2: FILENAME EXPANSION=
# Issue the '''ls''' command to view the files in your current directory. What happened?!?<br>Why is it dangerous to use special characters when creating filenames?<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux command: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">cp /bin/ls .</span><br><br>
# Issue the following Linux command (using single quotes): <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">touch '*'</span><br><br>
# Issue the '''ls''' command to view the files in your current directory.<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux command (using single quotes): <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">rm '*'<br><br>
# Issue the '''ls''' command to confirm that the file called "*" has been removed in your current directory. What happened this time?<br><br>
