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OS Assignment 1 - Guidelines

This document outlines Assignment 1 for the Operating Systems Lab at the University of South Asia, with a total of 10 marks and a deadline of March 12, 2025. It provides a list of essential Linux commands for file and directory management, including creating, listing, moving, copying, and deleting files and directories. Students are required to execute the commands in a Linux terminal and submit screenshots of the outputs as part of their assignment.

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OS Assignment 1 - Guidelines

This document outlines Assignment 1 for the Operating Systems Lab at the University of South Asia, with a total of 10 marks and a deadline of March 12, 2025. It provides a list of essential Linux commands for file and directory management, including creating, listing, moving, copying, and deleting files and directories. Students are required to execute the commands in a Linux terminal and submit screenshots of the outputs as part of their assignment.

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University of South Asia

Examination Assignment 1 Total Marks 10


Session Spring 2025 Version 1
Subject Operating Systems Lab DeadLine 12-03-2025

Resource Person Hamda Raheen Department Computer Science


Program BSCS-VI Section A

To be filled by the candidate:


Student Name Roll No.
Department Semester
Section Signature

Instruction
No choice is allowed. The candidate is supposed to attempt a complete question paper.

Linux Commands for File and Directory Management

1. Create a New Directory:


Command: mkdir my_folder
Description: Creates a new directory named "my_folder".

2. List Files and Directories:


Command: ls
Description: Displays a list of files and directories in the current location.

3. Change Directory:
Command: cd my_folder
Description: Moves into the "my_folder" directory.

4. Create a New File:


Command: touch myfile.txt
Description: Creates an empty file named "myfile.txt".

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5. Copy a File:
Command: cp myfile.txt myfile_copy.txt
Description: Copies "myfile.txt" to a new file named "myfile_copy.txt".

6. Move or Rename a File:


Command: mv myfile.txt newfile.txt
Description: Renames "myfile.txt" to "newfile.txt".

7. Remove a File:
Command: rm newfile.txt
Description: Deletes the file "newfile.txt".

8. Remove a Directory:
Command: rm -r my_folder
Description: Deletes the "my_folder" directory and its contents.

9. Create a Zip Archive:


Command: zip my_archive.zip myfile_copy.txt
Description: Compresses "myfile_copy.txt" into a zip file named "my_archive.zip".

10. Extract a Zip Archive:


Command: unzip my_archive.zip
Description: Extracts the contents of "my_archive.zip".

Submission Guidelines:

1. Execute each command in a Linux terminal.


2. Take screenshots of the outputs and submit them with this assignment.

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