Read the following scenario. Provide the command(s) in context of the environment established in the scenario. Write your answers on the line under each question.

Question

1. Make 2 new directories called mydir and backup
2. Copy all files from current directory to backup directory
3. Move all files from current directory to mydir directory
4. Change to mydir directory
5. List files which have .cpp extension
6. List all files with prefix file
7. List all files with postfix file
8. List all files that start with the letter W or w
9. Delete file1, file2, file3, and file4 using one command line
10. Delete all files with postfix .cpp, and ask for confirmation before deletion
11. Change file1 name to oldfile1
12. Change to your home directory
13. Remove mydir directory (note: you have files in mydir directory)
14. Change to backup directory and delete all files
15. Remove all files from the backup directory

Answer 1

1. Make 2 new directories called mydir and backup
=>>mkdir mydir
mkdir backup
2. Copy all files from current directory to backup directory
=>> cp * backup
3. Move all files from current directory to mydir directory
=>> mv * mydir
4. Change to mydir directory
=>> cd mydir
5. List files which have .cpp extension
=>> ls * .cpp
6. List all files with prefix file
=>>ls file*
7. List all files with postfix file
=>>la *file
8. List all files that start with the letter W or w
=>>ls [Ww]
9. Delete file1, file2, file3, and file4 using one command line
=>>rm file[1-4]
10. Delete all files with postfix .cpp, and ask for confirmation before deletion
=>>rm i *.cpp
11. Change file1 name to oldfile1
=>>mv file1 oldfile1
12. Change to your home directory
=>>cd
13. Remove mydir directory (note: you have files in mydir directory)
=>>rm r mydir14
14. Change to backup directory and delete all files
=>>cd backup
15. Remove all files from the backup directory
=>>rm*