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saqib.ganatra 02-07-2012 01:23 PM
Linux command and shell scripting
 
Write a script that show the information of file, scripts contain the following values.
1)Information placed in file.
2)File size
3)Encoding(file format)

jhwilliams 02-07-2012 01:46 PM
Code:
# cat writes out the contents of the file.
cat file.txt

# du shows the "disk usage" (that is, the size.)
du file.txt

# The file command shows the file type.
file file.txt

EDDY1 02-07-2012 01:47 PM
Homework
Btw that doesn't mean they don't deserve help, but they do need to tell what they have tried the outcome.

Satyaveer Arya 02-07-2012 02:50 PM
What have you tried so far?

colucix 02-07-2012 02:56 PM
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clocker 02-07-2012 03:01 PM
Use a text editor to view file contents, like vi, gedit, emacs and many others e.g

# vi filename.extention


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