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→INVESTIGATION 3: ISSUING MULTIPLE UNIX/LINUX COMMANDS
# Issue the following Linux commands (using the ''semicolon'' character "''';'''" to separate <u>each</u> Linux command):<br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">cal;pwd;date</span><br><br>Note the output as well as the <u>order</u> of what each Linux command results.<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux commands: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">(cal;pwd;date)</span><br><br>Was there any difference in the output of this command as opposed to the previous command?<br><br>Let's see how grouping affects working with redirection.<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux commands: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">cal;pwd;date > output.txt</span><br><br>What happened? Where is the output for the '''date''' command?<br>Why isn't the output for the '''cal''' and '''pwd''' commands are NOT contained in that file?<br><br>
# Issue a Linux command to view the contents of the file called '''output.txt'''<br><br>What do you notice?<br><br>Let's use grouping to make modification to the previous command<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux commands: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">(cal;pwd;date) > output.txt</span><br><br>
