LAB ASSIGNMENT-1
OPERATING SYSTEM PRINCIPLES
CODE: CSI1002
LAB: L53+L54
REG NO: 24MIC0084
NAME: SUTHARSAN P
I. RANDOM 20 COMMANDS:
1. ls:
Description: Lists all files and directories in the current
working directory.
2. pwd:
Description: Displays the current working directory
(the full path of where you are in the file system).
3. clear:
Description: It clears the commands executed and gives a
empty terminal page
4. mkdir:
Description: Creates a empty directory in current location.
5. date:
Description: Gives the date and time set on the system.
6. rmdir directory:
Description: Removes that directory permanently.
7. ps:
Description: Displays a snapshot of the currently running
processes for the current user in the terminal session.
8. id:
Description:Displays the user ID (UID), group ID (GID),
and all group memberships of the current or specified
user.
9. man man:
Description: Opens the manual page for the man
command itself, explaining how to use the Linux manual
system.
10. more filename:
Description: Displays the contents of a file one screen at a
time, allowing you to scroll down using the spacebar.
11. env:
Description: Displays all environment variables of the
current shell session along with their values.
12.hostname
Description: Displays the name of the computer (host) on
the network.
13. groups:
Description: Displays all the groups the current user is a
member of.
14. file filename:
Description: Determines the type of a file (e.g., text, binary,
image).
15. history:
Description: Displays a list of recently used commands.
16. df -h:
Description: Displays disk space usage of all mounted
filesystems in human-readable format.
17.uname -r:
Description: Shows only the kernel version of the
operating system
18. uptime:
Description: Shows how long the system has been running
and system load averages.
19. wc filename:
Description: Counts lines, words, and characters in the
file.
20. uname -a:
Description: Displays system information like kernel
name, version, and architecture.
II. QUESTIONS GIVEN:
1Q: Display the current working directory on the console
using a command.
2Q: Navigate the linux files and directories.
3Q:List the contents of a directory.
4Q: List the contents of a file on the standard output.
5Q: Copy the files from current directory to a different
directory.
6Q: Move files from the current directory to a different
directory.
7Q: What command is used to make a new directory?
‘mkdir’ command is used to create a new directory.
8Q: How to delete an empty directory?
9Q: How to delete directories and the contents in it?
10Q: Which command allows us to create a blank new file
through the Linux command line?
11Q: How to check the connectivity status of a server?
Using the command ‘ping server_address’
12Q: How to display a list of running processes and how
much CPU each process uses?
13Q: How to review/display the commands you’ve entered
before in a session?
14Q: What command is used to learn details about a
particular command in Linux?
15Q: What command is used to move some data into a file?
16Q: Print the history of the commands worked so far
17Q: Create a file name called “Week01_history.txt”. Copy
all your history that you have worked for the today’s lab.
