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Tutorial5: Redirection

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# Issue the following Linux command:<br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">grep 2 <<+<br>line 1<br>line 2<br>line 3<br>+</span><br><br>What do you notice? How does this differ from the previous command? Why?<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux command:<br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">grep 2 > line2.txt <<+<br>line 1<br>line 2<br>line 3<br>+</span><br><br>What do you notice? What is contained in the file '''line2.txt'''? Why?<br><br>'''NOTE:''' You will now run a shell script to confirm that you properly issued Linux commands using redirection.<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux command to run a checking script:<br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">bash /home/murray.saul/scriptsmyscripts/week5-check-1</span><br><br>
# If you encounter errors, make corrections and '''re-run''' the checking script until you receive a congratulations message, then you can proceed.<br><br>
# Issue the '''ls''' command to see all of the '''temporary files''' that were created as a result of redirection.<br><br>The problem with using these redirection symbols is that you create '''temporary text files''' that take up '''space''' on your file system.<br><br>
# Issue a Linux command (using '''Filename Expansion''') to '''remove''' those temporary text files in the current directory.<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux command to check that you removed ALL of those temporary text files:<br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">bash /home/murray.saul/scriptsmyscripts/week5-check-2</span><br><br>
# If you encounter errors, make corrections and '''re-run''' the checking script until you receive a congratulations message, then you can proceed.<br><br>
# Issue the '''ls''' command to view the contents of this redirectory.<br><br>What did you notice?<br><br>
# View the <u>contents</u> of the '''text files''' that were created to see how the '''tee''' command<br>was used in the previous pipeline command.<br><br>What was the purpose of using the '''tee''' command for this pipeline command?<br><br>You will now run a shell script to confirm that you properly issued that Linux pipeline command<br>using the '''tee''' command and redirection.<br><br>
# Issue the following Linux command to run a checking script:<br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">bash /home/murray.saul/scriptsmyscripts/week5-check-3</span><br><br>If you encounter errors, make corrections and '''re-run''' the checking script until you receive<br>a congratulations message, then you can proceed.<br><br>
# Change to <u>your</u> '''home''' directory.<br><br>
# Remove the '''~/redirect''' directory and its contents.<br><br>
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