Red Hat · hands-on lab
Linux Basics Lab 03: View and Edit Text Files
Read files with cat, less, head and tail, and edit them with nano and vim.
- 35 minutesTime in the lab
- BeginnerLevel
- 5 tasksChecked automatically
- CertificateVerifiable link when you finish
The situation
You check a log file and update a small configuration file.
What you will do
- Guided exercise: Read part of a filequestion
- Guided exercise: Count lines
- Guided exercise: Edit with nano
- Lab: Edit with vim
- Pagingquestion
How it works
The lab opens in your browser: a real terminal or desktop, nothing to install. Work through the tasks, press Check after each one and the portal verifies your work. Stuck? Ask for a hint. Finish every task and you get a certificate page with its own verification link for LinkedIn or your CV.