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please help me with my assignment. i have no background with unix programming. so please do help me.

here is the problem

Develop a utility that will enhance the current file management and
organization functions of Linux.

You may use existing file management commands to create the utility.
Look for options that were not explored by the command yet, then
enhance the command by reinventing its name and adding this option
to its current options.

You may combine related commands into one script also.
Example:
duplicatefile (-c/-m) filename
where:
duplicatefile is the utility name
(-c/m) are options that will do the following:
-c for copying filename
-m for moving filename
filename is the operand of the command


Store executable script in the directory, "casestudies", from
your home directory. ( if directory does not exist, create it.)

Furthermore, provide a description of the utility you developed.
Store this description in the file named, "utilitydesc", in the same
directory.
The "utilitydesc" file must contain substantial discussions to the
following questions:

1. What does the utility do?
- function of the utility

2. Who will benefit from the utility?
- e.g administrator, user
- provide brief description of benefit derived

3. How does it work?
- identify syntax
- provide sequence of steps to execute it
including valid input/output definitions

4. What linux file or process utilities or commands did
you use to construct script?


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Old 05-20-2009
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