Can someone answer these linux questions please:

A)What is the term used (equivalent to "map") in UNIX when we describe the process of making drives available?


Identify the UNIX command required to carry out following instructions:


i) Remove all files in the directory "/tmp"


c) Identify the UNIX command to carry out the following instructions:

i) Make a directory called "hello" as a sub-directory of the current directory.

ii) Remove the just created directory "hello"

iii) Create a file named "myFile" in the current directory.

iv) List the contents of the current directory ensuring that all Directories in the listing are identified.


NEWBIE PLS HELP!

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Do not expect LQ members to do your homework - you will learn much more by doing it yourself.

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1) hotplug
2) umount /tmp
3) mknod --mode 755 hello c 216 0
4) rmmod -fv hello
5) mkswap myFile
6) cat /etc/mtab

Hope that helps dude!

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Some one will tell you to read the manual. There is lots of documentation within your distribution and even more available online.

However, just for my own re-education I will answer your questions.
A. The term is MOUNT. Until a drive is mounted its contents are unavailable.

B. Remove all files in directory /tmp. The command is - rm * /tmp
Be careful with 'rm' with a wildcard and a recursive flag it is possible to take out your whole system including all mounted drives if executed in '/' as the root user. Tread carefully my friend.

C. i. Change into the parent directory with the 'cd' command. Then use "mkdir hello"
ii. "rmdir hello"
iii. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think there is a shell command to create files. Simply use an editor to save a file with some or no text. In a GUI it will be File->Save As ...navigate to your directory endter "MyFiles" and press enter. I'm not a Vim or Emacs person so someone else can give your their commands.
iv. "ls -la" will give you a full list. The directorys will have a d as the first entry in the permissions string.

Additionally note that Linux uses "/" to separte directories not the windows "\". Also directory and file names are case sensitive. "mkdir Hello" and mkdir hello" will make two differnet directories.

In future, please use a better title. People searching for answers to your questions will likely not come up with this thread. Interestingly, "newbie", "please" and "help" are among the least useful words in the context of a search.

If you don't understand your lessons (and by your questions I think that is a given), you should speak to your teachers instead of panicking and asking strangers on the internet to do it for you.

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