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Juliette Tworsey
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 32,425 Pointschmod console issues
Hi,
When I type ls -l into into the console I am not seeing all of files. Instead, I see this:
total 4 drwxrwxr -x 2 treehouse treehouse ........................documents
How do I get the console to show all of the files so that I can execute the chmod command?
Thanks-
3 Answers
Marcus Parsons
15,719 PointsHey Juliette,
Add the "a" switch right beside -l in the ls command:
"ls -al"
Juliette Tworsey
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 32,425 PointsI am using the console/terminal that is provided via this Treehouse class, so all of the files should be easily accessible there.
find . | egrep hello.txt -This did help me to locate hello.text, but then when I run ls -l it takes me back to documents.....and then when I try to run chmod o+w hello.txt it returns this: no such file or directory.
Hmmmmm......I have no idea what happened. I've just been following along.
Marcus Parsons
15,719 PointsThe console/terminal provided via Treehouse is the very same as the kind you see in Mac and Linux systems.
I don't know what you mean when you say it takes you back to documents. ls only lists the current files and folders in the directory you're currently in. If it is listing files and/or folders that are inside the documents folder, that means that you are currently running commands inside the documents folder. You need to use cd .. to go back up a directory, which should be your home directory.
Marcus Parsons
15,719 PointsBtw, if the area beside where you type in the terminal says "~/documents" that means you are in the documents folder.
Juliette Tworsey
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 32,425 PointsThanks Marcus. I think that I am going to have to start over as I am not remembering all of the commands right off of the bat, that's why I am having a hard time navigating around the console. It seems simple, but when you're new at something sometimes it's that one little thing that can throw you off. I will refer to your responses on the next go round.
Cheers:-)
Marcus Parsons
15,719 PointsI understand. That'd be a good thing! Good luck, Juliette!
Juliette Tworsey
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 32,425 PointsJuliette Tworsey
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 32,425 PointsWow! Quickest response ever! Thanks Marcus.
Now I have another question: Now the console/terminal is returning total 36!
Why is that?
Thanks again:-)
Juliette Tworsey
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 32,425 PointsJuliette Tworsey
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 32,425 Points..and I'm still not seeing hello.txt
The terminal tells me that no such file exists when I attempt to run chmod o+w.
Marcus Parsons
15,719 PointsMarcus Parsons
15,719 PointsBtw, the "a" stands for "all" :P And I have no idea what that total stands for to be honest haha
It depends on where you created "hello.txt" and where you are currently in the system as to how to properly use
chmodon that text file. Check and see if its in maybe your "documents" folder or another folder? You can also run this command (copy it exactly) to find the file (as long as you are in a parent directory):find | egrep hello.txt