1 - 3 IT Essentials II v2.0 - Lab 10.3.1 Copyright  2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. Lab 10.3.1: Creating Directories in Linux Estimated Time: 15 minutes Objective In this lab, the student will learn how to create files and directories with the Linux operating system. Equipment The following equipment is required for this exercise: • A computer system with Linux Red Hat 7.2 operating system installed. Scenario The IT department in a small company has purchased some new computer systems. They want some new directories and files created on the server for the people that are going to be receiving these new computers. Procedures In the first step of this lab, the student will create a directory or folder. In the second step of the lab, the student will create a file and save it inside the directory. Step 1: Login Login using a student account for this lab. For example, at the terminal window type: studentA1 Then, type the password for student A1. Step 2: The mkdir Command The mkdir command is used to create directories and subdirectories. Run the following command: man mkdir What does the –p switch do when it is run in conjunction with the mkdir command? __________________________________________________________________ 2 - 3 IT Essentials II v2.0 - Lab 10.3.1 Copyright  2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. Step 3: Creating Directories 1. The following command sequence will not work unless the user is in the home directory. Type: cd Verify that the user is in the home directory by using the pwd command. Next, create the directory structure by typing in the following command: mkdir –p chemistry/experiments/week3 Example Verify that the directories were created correctly by typing: ls –R Be sure to use a capital “R” with the ls command. Describe the results. __________________________________________________________________ Example: The results should look similar to this screen. 2. Next, create another directory in the chemistry directory, type: cd chemistry This will change the current working directory to the chemistry directory. From the chemistry directory, type: mkdir laboratory 3 - 3 IT Essentials II v2.0 - Lab 10.3.1 Copyright  2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. Verify that the laboratory directory was created by typing: ls Is the subdirectory called “laboratory” there? Y/N _______________________________________________________________ Are there now two directories in the chemistry directory? Y/N _______________________________________________________________ 3. In the space below draw a picture of the home directory. Create a graphical representation of the home directory including all of the new directories that were created in the steps in this lab. Reflection If the user did not use the –p switch with the mkdir command, how would the directory structure have been created? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ . Copyright  2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. Lab 10.3.1: Creating Directories in Linux Estimated Time: 15 minutes Objective In this lab, the student will. files and directories with the Linux operating system. Equipment The following equipment is required for this exercise: • A computer system with Linux Red