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WC Command - Exercise
Using the
find
and
wc
commands
Objective:
Practice finding files and listing file size
Exercise scoring
This exercise is auto-scored and is worth 4 points.
Download files
Find the file named clothes in your home directory.
Instructions
1. Write a command using the
–l
option with the
wc
command to display the number of lines in the clothes file.
2. Write a command to copy the number of lines in the file called clothes into the variable line count. Use embedded command execution.
3. Write a command to display the location of the volleyball file. Start your search in your home directory.
4. Write a command to display all the directories owned by user bin. This time, start your search in the /etc directory.
Submitting your exercise
This exercise is auto-scored; when you complete the exercise, click the
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button to receive full credit.