BOURNE SHELL LAB EXERCISES

Lab 8: Getting Started

1:What process puts the login prompt on your screen?
2:What process assigns values to HOME, LOGNAME, and PATH?
3:How do you know what shell you are using?
4:Where is your login shell assigned? (What file?)
5:Explain the difference between the /etc/profile and .profile file. Which one is executed first?
6:Edit your .profile file as follows:

  1. Welcome the user.

  2. Add your home directory to the path if it is not there.

  3. Set the erase function to the Backspace key using stty.

  4. Type: profile

    What is the function of the dot command?

Lab 9: Shell Metacharacters

1:Make a directory called wildcards. Cd to that directory and type at the prompt: 
									touch ab abc a1 a2 a3 all a12 ba ba.1 ba.2 filex filey AbC ABC
									ABc2 abc ...

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