LAB 36: SHELL METACHARACTERS

1. Create a directory called meta . Cd to that directory. Use touch to create the following files (the touch command creates a new empty file or updates the timestamp on an existing file):

    abc abc1 abc2 abc2191 Abc1 ab2 ab3 ab345 abc29 abc9 abc91 abc21xyz abc2121 noone nobody  nothing nowhere 

   
   

2. Do the following:

   1. List all files that start with a lowercase a .

   2. List all files starting with uppercase A followed by two characters .

   3. List all files that end in a number.

   4. List all files that match one number after abc .

   5. List all files that match nothing or noone .

   6. List all files that match one or more numbers after abc .

   7. List all files that do not contain the pattern abc .

   8. List all files that contain ab followed by a 3 or 4.

   9. List all files starting with a or A , followed by b , and ending in one number.

   10. What is the error message if there is not a match?