Skill

Create, Modify, and Redirect Files

February 2020 with Shawn Powers

Join Shawn Powers as he teaches you about file creation, text processing, output redirection, and filesystem operations.

Gain an understanding of stream editing, file linking, and directory syncing.

This skill is part of a series that will prepare you for CompTIA's XK0-004 exam, the one exam that must be passed to receive the Linux+ certification.

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Videos in this skill

1. Choosing a Text Editor (6:17)
2. Using More, Less, Head, and Tail (4:18)
3. Searching for Lines of Text with Grep (4:12)
4. STDIN, STDOUT, and STDERR (4:44)
5. Understanding Output Redirection Tricks and Tools (6:07)
6. Understanding Text Manipulation with Command-Line Tools (4:07)
7. Text Processing with Awk and Sed (5:03)
8. Using Hard Links and Soft (Symbolic) Links (5:45)
9. Find and Locate (4:23)
10. Copying Files Over the Network (4:23)

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