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--- haas:spring2015:unix:projects:udr1 [2015/03/09 16:06] – [Submission] wedge
+++ haas:spring2015:unix:projects:udr1 [2015/03/14 18:27] (current) – [Errata] wedge
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-  * <description> (datestring)
+  * Please see the **README** file in the project directory (under the Public Directory)... I have offered up some optimizations that should reduce some of the common errors some are experiencing, along with a special version of data.file that, with a little extra prep-work, will allow for much faster processing. (20150314)
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 But the concepts of offsets and quantities of data at an offset is an important thing to understand. With that, udr1 continues to play in that exciting realm, offering you another chance at getting more familiar with some very powerful UNIX tools.
+For those who have had the fortune of interacting with sequential access media (tape), you may have a natural advantage in being able to more quickly grasp the abstract concepts at work here. But even if you haven't-- these concepts are everywhere, especially on the computer, where we see it in the way software and operating systems work, to how hardware is organized and communicates with the rest of the system.
 I am also having you review your file permissions skills through the use of a tool called **urev**. However, it is currently unable to run, because it lacks a "gizmo", which is contained within the **data.file** you will be operating on.
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   * **bc**(1)
   * **du**(1)
-  * **bash shell scripting**(1)
+  * **bash**(1) shell scripting
   * **od**(1)
-  * **hexedit** (1)
+  * **bvi**(1)
+  * **hexedit**(1)
 ... along with other tools previously encountered.

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