Terminal Navigation Assignment

Objective

This assignment will help you practice essential terminal navigation commands used in Linux/macOS.

By the end of this assignment, you should be able to:

• Navigate directories using the terminal.
• Use commands like pwd, ls, cd, find, cat, and grep.
• Locate and read files using command-line tools.

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Assignment Instructions

Step 1: Set Up Your Environment

1. Open the GitHub Codespace or your terminal if working locally.
2. Verify that your working directory contains the following structure:

/terminal-navigation-assignment
│── practice-directory/
│   ├── folder1/
│   │   ├── fileA.txt
│   ├── folder2/
│   │   ├── fileB.txt
│   ├── fileC.txt

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Step 2: Complete the Following Tasks

Use terminal commands to complete each task below.

1. Print your current working directory (absolute path).

pwd

2. List all files and directories inside practice-directory.

ls practice-directory

3. Change into folder1 and verify you are inside it.

cd practice-directory/folder1
pwd

4. Display the contents of fileA.txt.

cat fileA.txt

5. Return to the terminal-navigation-assignment root directory in a single command.

cd ../../

6. Find all .txt files inside practice-directory.

find practice-directory -name "*.txt"

7. Search for the word "Navigation" inside fileC.txt.

grep "Navigation" practice-directory/fileC.txt

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Step 3: Submit Your Work

1. Run the test script to verify your work:

bash test_navigation.sh

2. If all tests pass, commit and push your work:

git add .
git commit -m "Completed Terminal Navigation Assignment"
git push

3. Your work will be automatically graded using GitHub Actions.

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Evaluation Criteria

Your assignment will be automatically graded based on: ✅ Correct execution of each command. ✅ Accurate directory navigation. ✅ Successful file searching and reading. ✅ Passing all tests in test_navigation.sh.

Good luck and happy navigating! 🚀