macOS & Linux Terminal Lab - House of the Forge

Exit Lab macOS & Linux Terminal Lab CORE 2

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Exercise 1 — Terminal Basics

Task 1

Verify Identity

Run whoami to confirm your username

Task 2

Identify Your Shell

Run echo $SHELL to see which shell is active

Task 3

Current Directory

Run pwd to print your working directory

Exercise 2 — Filesystem Navigation

Task 4

List Root Directory

Run ls / to view top-level directories

Task 5

Explore /etc

Navigate to /etc then run ls

Task 6

Return Home

Run cd ~ to navigate back to your home directory

Exercise 3 — File Operations

Task 7

Create Directory

Run mkdir ~/lab_practice

Task 8

Create File

Run touch ~/lab_practice/testfile.txt

Task 9

Write to File

Run echo "Hello Linux" > ~/lab_practice/testfile.txt

Task 10

Copy File

Run cp ~/lab_practice/testfile.txt ~/lab_practice/backup.txt

Exercise 4 — File Permissions

Task 11

Check Permissions

Run ls -l ~/lab_practice/testfile.txt

Task 12

Change Permissions

Run chmod 755 ~/lab_practice/testfile.txt

Task 13

Verify Permission Change

Run ls -l ~/lab_practice/testfile.txt again — confirm 755 is shown

Exercise 5 — System Information

Task 14

Kernel Information

Run uname -a to view kernel details

Task 15

Disk Usage

Run df -h to view disk space

Task 16

Memory Usage

Run free -h to view memory stats

Exercise 6 — Process Management

Task 17

List All Processes

Run ps aux to see every running process

Task 18

Live Process Viewer

Run top, then press q to exit

Task 19

Find a Process

Run ps aux | grep ssh to locate the SSH process

Exercise 7 — Text Processing

Task 20

View File Contents

Run cat /etc/passwd to view user accounts

Task 21

Search File Contents

Run grep student /etc/passwd to find your user entry

student@hexworth-vm:~$

Task Instructions

Type whoami in the terminal and press Enter.

This prints the current logged-in user

Lab Complete!

You've completed all 21 terminal exercises across macOS and Linux fundamentals. These command-line skills are essential for any IT professional working with Unix-based systems.