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→INVESTIGATION 1: ABSOLUTE / RELATIVE / RELATIVE-TO-HOME PATHNAMES
# Let's issue the same command using one absolute pathname and a relative-to-home pathname: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">cp /bin/ls ~</span><br><br>Which of the following file type combinations requires the LEAST number of keystrokes to copy the ls file to your home directory?<br><br>
# Let's copy the ls file from the /bin directory to your current directory (i.e. examples): <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">cp /bin/ls .<br><br>
# x<br><br>Let's run a checking script to make certain you performed the above tasks correctly.<br><br># Make certain that your current directory is '''your home directory'''.<br><br># Issue the following Linux command to run a checking script: <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 and re-run the checking script until you receive a congratulations message, and proceed to the next INVESTIGATION.<br><br>
=INVESTIGATION 2: FILENAME EXPANSION=
