Class 04: Linux, Continued

Back to Linux Files and Permissions. On to An Introduction to C.

This outline is also available in PDF.

Held: Friday, 28 January 2011

Summary: We conclude our initial explorations of Linux.

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Notes:

I have responded to all of the assignment 0's I received. I have also posted a selection of answers to your questions. I would recommend that you read the course-related questions.
Don't forget that K&R 1 is due Sunday night.
Next Thursday: Summer opportunities in CS. (And yes, we'll discuss opportunities that might be appropriate for you folks.)
A few of you made it to yesterday's sesssion. I'll summarize a few important lessons from that session.
I am perenially behind. Expect to see a posting of assignment 2 some time this afternoon or evening.
Welcome to our class visitors!

Overview:

Why Linux first?
Review.
Lab, continued.
Reflection.

Context: Why Linux First?

I thought this was a class in problem solving in C. Why are we spending a week on Linux first?

The class is also intended to provide familiarity with the Linux operating system.
Plugging together Unix tools is a form of problem solving. (It's a different kind of programming.)
You need to know Linux to program in C the way we want you to program in C.
As examples: We'll have you implement your own versions of a few tools.

Short Review

What's been the most confusing thing so far?
What new commands have you learned in labs 2 and the start of lab 3?
I've posted a short reference page on Linux. It is clearly a work in progress.

Laboratory

Yay! Even more hands-on explorations with Linux.

Reflection

What seem to be the three most important things you learned?
What do you expect will be hardest to remember?
What are some tasks that you might want to do with the OS but that we did not teach you to do?

Back to Linux Files and Permissions. On to An Introduction to C.

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