Introduction to Linux

This is an introduction to the Linux operating systems environment and the vim programmer's editor which you will be using this semester.  Labs are perhaps the most important part of the course, and getting off on the right foot is essential to these important tasks.

Tasks to complete

1. Shell tutorial: read chapters 1-4 in The Linux Command Line.
2. vim tutorial:  run vimtutor on the command line

After you complete these two tasks, create an asciinema recording that demonstrates you can do the following actions on the UNIX command line:

1. Create a directory
2. Navigate to the newly created directory
3. Navigate to your home directory
4. Display the contents of your home directory
5. Display the hidden files in your home directory
6. Display the detailed contents of your home directory
7. Change the name of a directory
8. Create a file with the contents, "Hello, World!"
9. Change the name of a file
10. Duplicate a file
11. Delete a file

Create a second asciinema recording that demonstrates you can do the following within the vim editor:

1. In command mode, deleting a character under the cursor
2. Quit without saving a file
3. In command mode, switch to insert mode
4. In insert mode, switch to command mode
5. In command mode, delete a word at a time
6. In command mode, delete three words at a time
7. In command mode, undo an action
8. In command mode, go to the end of the line using a single character
9. In command mode, go to a specific line number
10. In command mode, move the cursor to a closing parenthesis when the cursor is on the opening parenthesis and back
11. In command mode, switch to insert mode so that the next character is added to the end of the current line

Upload the two asciinema files to Canvas for submission of the lab.