In lab 3 we were introduced to the VI editor, a method of editing files within Linux. We used the vi command to open the file itself, and made some small adjustments to a test file called “copyright”. I did get into a bit of trouble with this assignment, as I handled editing sections of the text differently than the assignment wanted me to.

On steps 4, and 7 we were supposed to replace specific lines in the file with our midas ID. I handled this by just navigating the document manually, however the assignment wished us to use the “15G” and “16G” commands within vi editor to navigate to those lines. As well, instead of using cp to copy the file in the first place, I just used the GUI to manually do it before beginning the assignment. I tend to have a “Work smarter not harder” philosophy, however I understand the purpose of these assignments is to teach us these commands.