Creating, Modifying, and Removing Files and Folders
In this graded lab you'll be doing the following:
Create a folder and file using File Explorer (Windows) or terminal (Linux)
Modify and rename files and folders using the File Explorer tool (Windows) or terminal (Linux)
Copy and move files using the File Explorer tool (Windows) or terminal (Linux)
Remove and delete files and folders using the File Explorer tool (Windows) or terminal (Linux)
Search for specific files and folders using the "Search" menu in the File Explorer tool (Windows) or terminal (Linux)
Windows Qwiklab
Create files
For the first part of the lab, please follow the step-by-step instructions presented in creating folders and files via the File Explorer tool.
Please make sure that you have created your folder and file both on the "Desktop" only!! It will not mark it as correct if you create it in any other place!
After finishing the task click on "Check my progress" and move to the next step.
Note: There are only 3 graded tasks for the Windows version of the lab. Creating, Copying, and Deleting files are the only tasks needed to finish this lab.
Copy files
Here you will navigate to C:\Users and follow the instructions on which file to copy to C:\Users\PicturesAfter finishing the task click on "Check my progress" and move to the next step.
Delete files
The last task will have you navigate to C:\Users\Documents not to be confused with C:\Documents Follow the instructions on how to delete the files. After finishing the task click on "Check my progress" and move to the next step.
Don't forget to "End lab" once you are done, to save your score and close out the lab!
You will not see the files if you are in C:\Documents
Linux Qwiklab
Create directories
The first part is straightforward, just follow the directions and copy & paste the commands into the terminal.
Note: You will have 5 tasks to complete for the Linux version of the lab! You will need to Create directories, Move hidden files, Move files and folders, Remove files and folders, and Search the files and move them!
Copying, moving and deleting files and directories (folders)
The second part of the lab will start off with an optional command that you can practice.
These commands are for reference only and will not be the same commands used to complete the task. However, feel free to practice them after getting the grade for the lab.
This task is also broken into 3 sequential parts (Move hidden files>Move files and folders>Remove files and folders). Please complete the tasks in the order in which it is presented (don't skip a step!).
After finishing each task, click on "Check my progress" to see if it is correct.
Searching in files
The last task will introduce you to the grep command. It is a super powerful Linux command used to search through files for the occurrence of a string of characters that matches a specified pattern. This command can be used in combination with a bunch of different options and flags for efficient searching.
There are a lot of commands used in conjunction with grep. For this lab, please follow what is needed first to complete the task and receive a grade. Then feel free to experiment with the different options and flags available to grep.
