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- [Instructor] Just as you can use the LS file and stat commands to get file attributes, you can use additional tools and/or options to gather information on extended attributes. For this exercise, you want to log in as user one and open a terminal. To show what ACLs look like, we need a file with them. We haven't created a file as an ACL yet, so let's do it now using the touch command. The touch command's job is to change the timestamp of a file, otherwise known as touching the file. However, if you specify a file that does not exist, then it will create an empty file for you. We're not really using the touch command for its intended purpose, but it works for creating new empty files. Also, take note that I will cover standard Linux permissions and access control list in other videos. I just want to focus on getting information about files on this one. In the terminal, type touch space ACL file dot txt, and hit enter.…

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