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Linux Administration/Devices and Filesystems/File Locations

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This lesson covers file locations.

Objectives and Skills

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Objectives and skills for the file locations portion of Linux+ certification include:[1]

  • Find system files and place files in the correct location
    • Understand the correct locations of files under the FHS
    • Find files and commands on a Linux system
    • Know the location and purpose of important file and directories as defined in the FHS
    • The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
      • find
      • locate
      • updatedb
      • whereis
      • which
      • type
      • /etc/updatedb.conf

Readings

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Multimedia

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Activities

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  1. Complete the tutorial IBM: Learn Linux, 101: Find and place system files

Lesson Summary

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Key Terms

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References

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