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Linux Assignment Exercise : 1 1. Log on a Linux machine Enter your login (user name) and password at relevant prompts.

2. Enter these commands at the U !" prompt# and try to interpret the output. As$ %uestions and don&t 'e a(raid to experiment (as a normal user you cannot do much harm): echo hello world passwd date hostname arch uname a dmesg ) more (you may need to press % to %uit)

uptime who am i who id last w

top (you may need to press % to %uit)

man *automatic door* man ls (you may need to press % to %uit)

man who (you may need to press % to %uit)

lost clear cal 2+++

cal , 1-.2 (do you notice anything unusual/)

'c l (type %uit or press 0trld to %uit) echo .12 ) 'c l yes please (you may need to press 0trlc to %uit)

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