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→Part 3: Manage Text File Content
'''Perform the Following Steps:'''
# View the following table of Text File Management commands:<br><br><table cellpadding="5"><tr><th style="border-bottom: 1px solid black;">Linux Command</th><th style="border-bottom: 1px solid black;">Purpose</th></tr><tr><td>'''touch'''</td><td>Create empty file(s) / Updates Existing File's Date/Time Stamp</td></tr><tr><td>'''<alt><M><^>cat'''</td><td>Copy LineDisplay text file's contents (small files)</td></tr><tr><td>'''<ctrl><u>more , less'''</td><td>Paste CutDisplay /Copied TextNavigate within large text files</td></tr><tr><td>'''<ctrl><g>'''</td><td>Display help screen (ctrl-x to exit help screen)</td></tr></table><br><br>
#In your Matrix account, issue the following command:<br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier">~uli101/assign1</span><br><br>
# At the main menu, select menu option '''2''' labelled '''Basic Unix Commands'''.<br><br>NOTE: In the previous tutorial it recommended that you complete parts '''1''''''Bold text''', '''2''' and '''3''' from this section. You need to now complete parts '''4''', '''5''' and '''6''' in this section to learn about Linux commands that manage text file content.<br><br>