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=== Video === <!--T:5--> | === Video === <!--T:5--> | ||
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| + | ([[Media:HPC.NRW_Introduction_to_Linux_in_HPC_05_Text_Display_and_Search.pdf | Slides as pdf]]) | ||
=== Quiz === <!--T:5--> | === Quiz === <!--T:5--> | ||
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| − | |title = 2. How do I find all files containing specific text on Linux? </br> | + | |title = 2. Which is the correct way to redirect stdout and stderr to the same file? |
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| + | |type="()"} | ||
| + | - <code>command > filename</code> | ||
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| + | - <code>command 2> filename</code> | ||
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| + | - <code>command | filename</code> | ||
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| + | + <code>command > filename 2>&1</code> | ||
| + | || Explanation: The first <code>></code> operator redirects the standard output of command into filename. The second <code>></code> operator redirects the standard error (2) of command into the file descriptor <code>(&)</code> of standard output (1), which in this case is the same as filename. If filename exists already, its contents will be overwritten. | ||
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| + | |title = 3. How do I find all files containing specific text on Linux? </br> | ||
HINT: use <code>grep</code> command | HINT: use <code>grep</code> command | ||
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| − | === Exercises in Terminal | ||
1. Create a file using cat (some filename) and write some text in it as below. than use grep to find and display the line number and the line with the word Alan in the file. | 1. Create a file using cat (some filename) and write some text in it as below. than use grep to find and display the line number and the line with the word Alan in the file. | ||
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| − | + | | previous = [[Introduction_to_Linux_in_HPC/Files | Files ]] | |
| − | + | | main = [[Introduction_to_Linux_in_HPC | Overview ]] | |
| − | + | | next = [[Introduction_to_Linux_in_HPC/Users_and_permissions | Users and Permissions ]] | |
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Latest revision as of 09:41, 11 December 2020
| Tutorial | |
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| Title: | Introduction to Linux in HPC |
| Provider: | HPC.NRW
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| Contact: | tutorials@hpc.nrw |
| Type: | Multi-part video |
| Topic Area: | HPC Platforms |
| License: | CC-BY-SA |
| Syllabus
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| 1. Background and History | |
| 2. The Command Line | |
| 3. Linux Directory Structure | |
| 4. Files | |
| 5. Text display and search | |
| 6. Users and permissions | |
| 7. Processes | |
| 8. The vim text editor | |
| 9. Shell scripting | |
| 10. Environment variables | |
| 11. System configuration | |
| 12. SSH Connections | |
| 13. SSH: Graphics and File Transfer | |
| 14. Various tips | |
This part of the tutorial introduces the text input and output of the Linux console as well as common text based operations. It explains how different types of in- and output can be handled as well as different ways of text based console commands, their usage and their differences.
Video
Quiz
1. Which command can be used to append text to filename?
2. Which is the correct way to redirect stdout and stderr to the same file?
3. How do I find all files containing specific text on Linux?
HINT: use
HINT: use
grep command
Exercises in Terminal
1. Create a file using cat (some filename) and write some text in it as below. than use grep to find and display the line number and the line with the word Alan in the file.
the best way to predict
the future is to invent it
– Alan Kay
| Answer: |
$ cat > quote.txt <<"EOF" \ > the best way to predict \ > the future is to invent it
> - Alan Kay
> EOF
EOF mean end of file. Press enter to get a new line while writing text. With
Further use grep as below $ grep -in alan quote.txt
3: - Alan Kay
grep command option -
- i to ignore case distinctions, so that characters that differ only in case match each other.
- n for line number
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