Mission 165

Port inventory text

Normalize and count port inventory text.

Networking
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Instructions 8 minutes

Click any instruction for the command details, the why, and the common mistake to avoid.

Unique ports

Run cat data/ports.txt | sort | uniq.

cat data/ports.txt | sort | uniq
Count port entries

Run wc -l data/ports.txt.

wc -l data/ports.txt
Tail port list

Run tail -n 3 data/ports.txt.

tail -n 3 data/ports.txt
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What to notice while you play.

Objective

Normalize and count port inventory text.

Hint

Run the commands in order and compare the outputs.

Why it matters

Junior operators build confidence by gathering evidence before changing systems.

Common mistakes
  • Skipping the inspection step.
  • Assuming one command tells the whole story.
Reference

Commands in this lesson.

wc [-l] <file>

Count lines, words, and characters.

sort|uniq

Practice simple text pipelines.