C Piscine

Shell 01

Summary: This document is the subject for the module Shell 01 of the C Piscine @ 42.

Version: 7.5
Contents
I Instructions 2

II Foreword 3

III Exercise 00: Exam 4

IV Exercise 01: print_groups 5

V Exercise 02: find_sh 6

VI Exercise 03: count_files 7

VII Exercise 04: MAC 8

VIII Exercise 05: Can you create it ? 9

IX Exercise 06: Skip 11

X Exercise 07: r_dwssap 12

XI Exercise 08: add_chelou 13

XII Submission and peer-evaluation 14

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Chapter I

Instructions

• Only this page will serve as reference; do not trust rumors.

• Watch out! This document could potentially change up before submission.

• These exercises are carefully laid out by order of difficulty - from easiest to hardest.
We will not take into account a successfully completed harder exercise if an easier
one is not perfectly functional.

• Make sure you have the appropriate permissions on your files and directories.

• You have to follow the submission procedures for every exercise.

• Your exercises will be checked and graded by your fellow classmates.

• On top of that, your exercises will be checked and graded by a program called
Moulinette.

• Moulinette is very meticulous and strict in its evaluation of your work. It is entirely
automated and there is no way to negotiate with it. So if you want to avoid bad
surprises, be as thorough as possible.

• Exercises in Shell must be executable with /bin/sh.

• You cannot leave any additional file in your directory than those specified in the
subject.

• Got a question? Ask your peer on the right. Otherwise, try your peer on the left.

• Your reference guide is called Google / man / the Internet / ....

• Check out the "C Piscine" part of the forum on the intranet.

• Examine the examples thoroughly. They could very well call for details that are
not explicitly mentioned in the subject...

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Chapter II

Foreword

Here’s what Wikipedia has to say about otters :

The European otter (Lutra lutra), also known as the Eurasian otter, Eurasian
river otter, common otter and Old World otter, is a European and Asian member
of the Lutrinae or otter subfamily, and is typical of freshwater otters.

The European otter is a typical species of the otter subfamily. Brown above
and cream below, these long, slender creatures are well-equipped for their
aquatic habits. Its bones show osteosclerosis, increasing their density to
reduce buoyancy.
This otter differs from the North American river otter by its shorter neck,
broader visage, the greater space between the ears and its longer tail.

However, the European otter is the only otter in its range, so it cannot be
confused for any other animal. Normally, this species is 57 to 95 cm (23–37 in)
long, not counting a tail of 35–45 cm (14–18 in).
The female is shorter than the male.

The otter’s average body weight is 7 to 12 kg (15.4–26.4 lbs), although

occasionally a large old male may reach up to 17 kg (37 lbs).
The record-sized specimen, reported by a reliable source but not verified,
weighed over 24 kg (53 lbs).

The European otter is the most widely distributed otter species, its range
including parts of Asia and Africa, as well as being spread across Europe.
Though currently believed to be extinct in Liechtenstein, and Switzerland,
they are now very common in Latvia, along the coast of Norway and across
Great Britain, especially Shetland, where 12% of the UK breeding population
exist. Ireland has the highest density of Eurasian otters in Europe.
In Italy, they can be found in southern parts of the peninsula.
The South Korean population is endangered.

Otters are cute.

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Chapter III

Exercise 00: Exam

Exercise : 00

Exam

• During the week, you will be able to sign up for Friday’s exam in the agenda, don’t
forget.

• You also have to register for the Exam00 project.

• Make sure you’ve registered for the exam (the event AND the project !).

• Make sure you’ve made sure you’ve registered for the exam (the event AND the
project ! Yep, both !).

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Chapter IV

Exercise 01: print_groups

Exercise 01

print_groups.sh
Turn-in directory : ex01/
Files to turn in : print_groups.sh
Allowed functions : None

• Write a command line that will display the list of groups for which the login,
contained in the environment variable FT_USER , is a member. Separated by
commas without spaces.
• Examples :
◦ for FT_USER=nours, the result is "god,root,admin,master,nours,bocal" (with-
out quotation marks)
$>./print_groups.sh
god,root,admin,master,nours,bocal$>

◦ for FT_USER=daemon, the result is "daemon,bin" (without quotation marks)

$>./print_groups.sh
daemon,bin$>

man id

Get inspired by others, do not let them do your job.

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Chapter V

Exercise 02: find_sh

Exercise 02

find_sh.sh
Turn-in directory : ex02/
Files to turn in : find_sh.sh
Allowed functions : None

• Write a command line that searches for all file names that end with ".sh" (without
quotation marks) in the current directory and all its sub-directories. It should
display only the file names without the .sh.

• Example of output :
$>./find_sh.sh | cat -e
find_sh$
file1$
file2$
file3$
$>

Do not believe any source of information: always make your own

tests, controls and verifications.

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Chapter VI

Exercise 03: count_files

Exercise 03

count_files.sh
Turn-in directory : ex03/
Files to turn in : count_files.sh
Allowed functions : None

• Write a command line that counts and displays the number of regular files and
directories in the current directory and all its sub-directories. It should include ".",
the starting directory.

• Example of output :
$>./count_files.sh | cat -e
42$
$>

Failure is part of your learning journey.

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Chapter VII

Exercise 04: MAC

Exercise 04

MAC.sh
Turn-in directory : ex04/
Files to turn in : MAC.sh
Allowed functions : None

• Write a command line that displays your machine’s MAC addresses. Each address
must be followed by a line break.

man ifconfig

Collaboration is a key to success.

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Chapter VIII

Exercise 05: Can you create it ?

Exercise 05

Can you create it ?

Turn-in directory : ex05/
Files to turn in : "\?$*'MaRViN'*$?\"
Allowed functions : None

• Create a file containing only "42", and NOTHING else.

• Its name will be :

"\?$*'MaRViN'*$?\"

• Example :

$>ls -lRa *MaRV* | cat -e

-rw---xr-- 1 75355 32015 2 Oct 2 12:21 "\?$*'MaRViN'*$?\"$
$>

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C Piscine Shell 01

Milestone Achieved, Keep Going!

You have reached the end of the mandatory exercises to validate this project.

It’s up to you to decide if you want to continue with the following optional exercises
or switch to your next project. Both paths will make you see useful elements one day or
another.

To make your choice please consider the following elements:

• The very first exam is about C programming. So you may have already experienced
the very first C project before. Same for the rush at the end of the week (you’ll
learn soon about the rush).

• Your excellence in this Piscine will be evaluated on multiple factors. The completion
of each project is one of them, but the overall progress through the entire list of
projects of the Piscine is another. Choose wisely to optimize your results.

• It will always be possible to try the same project again in a couple of days/weeks,
until the end of the Piscine.

• Keeping synchronised with your peers ensure a better collaboration.

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Chapter IX

Exercise 06: Skip

Exercise 06

skip.sh
Turn-in directory : ex06/
Files to turn in : skip.sh
Allowed functions : None

• Write a command line that displays one line out of two for the command ls -l,
starting from the first line.

• Example of output :
$>ls -l | cat -e
total 4$
-rw-rw-r-- 1 eagle eagle ** ** 15 15:46 skip.sh$
-rw-rw-r-- 1 eagle eagle ** ** 15 15:41 tata$
-rw-rw-r-- 1 eagle eagle ** ** 15 15:41 titi$
-rw-rw-r-- 1 eagle eagle ** ** 15 15:41 toto$
-rw-rw-r-- 1 eagle eagle ** ** 15 15:41 tutu$
$>

$>./skip.sh | cat -e
total 4$
-rw-rw-r-- 1 eagle eagle ** ** 15 15:41 tata$
-rw-rw-r-- 1 eagle eagle ** ** 15 15:41 toto$
$>

Git push regularly.

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Chapter X

Exercise 07: r_dwssap

Exercise 07

r_dwssap.sh
Turn-in directory : ex07/
Files to turn in : r_dwssap.sh
Allowed functions : None

• Write a command line that displays the output of a cat /etc/passwd command,
removing comments, every other line starting from the second line, reversing each lo-
gin, sorted in reverse alphabetical order, and keeping only logins between FT_LINE1
and FT_LINE2 included, and they must separated by ", " (without quotation
marks), and the output must end with a ".".

• Example: Between lines 7 and 15, the result should be something like this :
$> ./r_dwssap.sh
sstq_, sorebrek_brk_, soibten_, sergtsop_, scodved_, rlaxcm_, rgmecived_, revreswodniw_, revressta_
.$>

Rigorously follow the order indicated in the instructions.

Did you check with your left neighbor ?

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Chapter XI

Exercise 08: add_chelou

Exercise 08

add_chelou.sh
Turn-in directory : ex08/
Files to turn in : add_chelou.sh
Allowed functions : None

• Write a command line that takes numbers from variables FT_NBR1, in ’\"?! base,
and FT_NBR2, in mrdoc base, and displays the sum of both in gtaio luSnemf base.

◦ Example 1:
FT_NBR1=\'?"\"'\
FT_NBR2=rcrdmddd

◦ The sum is :
Salut

◦ Example 2 :
FT_NBR1=\"\"!\"\"!\"\"!\"\"!\"\"!\"\"
FT_NBR2=dcrcmcmooododmrrrmorcmcrmomo

◦ The sum is :
Segmentation fault

Do not hesitate to pickup randomly someone in your cluster to ask a

question.

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Chapter XII

Submission and peer-evaluation

Turn in your assignment in your Git repository as usual. Only the work inside your repos-
itory will be evaluated during the defense. Don’t hesitate to double check the names of
your files to ensure they are correct.

You need to return only the files requested by the subject of this
project.

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