Homework 2

Your assignment is to write a program that will take in the absolute pathname to the home directory of an RCS user (ex: /home/36/lallip) from the command line, and print out a list of all HTML documents in that user's public_html directory.

Your program will take in the directory, get a listing of all files in that user's public_html directory, search for HTML documents (ie, documents with extentions of .html or .htm), and print out this list.

For each HTML file found, your program will do two things:
1) Print the name of the file, followed by a list of links within the document. The list of links should contain both the address of the link, as well as the text that is clicked on to activate that link.
2) Store a local copy of the HTML file in the directory from which your program was executed. This local copy will have the same name as the file you found in the remote directory, but will have one modification: All instances of "Rensselaer" or "Rensselaer University" must be replaced with the abbreviation "RPI". Note that the entire phrase "Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute" must NOT be replaced. Note further that upper- and lower-case letters should have no effect on these rules.

Grading Criteria

• Compilation* (no errors, no warnings): 20%
• Read directory in from command line: 5%
• Print list of each HTML file in given directory: 15%
• Print each link address from each HTML file: 15%
• Print each link reference (ie, what you click on) from each HTML file: 5%
• Store local copy of each HTML file: 10%
• Make all correct substitutions: 15%
• Coding Style (ie, comments, indentation, etc): 5%
• Output Style (ie, well-formatted, easily readable output): 5%
• Appropriate error messages**: 5%

As with the last assignment, a maximum of 5% "Above and Beyond" credit is available for significant contributions to the program beyond what is required above. This does NOT mean a more attractive interface, nor does it mean code that makes your program more efficient or more portable. I care about neither efficiency nor portability (as far as this class is concerned, anyway)

Obviously, this program MUST WORK on an RCS machine. Build/Test it wherever you wish, but it must work on the RCS system. If for some reason, you do not have an RCS account, please speak with me ASAP. (If you have an RCS account but prefer not to use it - time to start using it.)

Submission Guidelines

(please read carefully)

• Name
• RCS ID
• Name of the RCS machine you tested this on
• A description of your Above & Beyond attempt

The homework is due Tuesday, 10/16, at 11:59:59pm EDT. Please take into account how much the network can slow-down when many people are trying to work and submit projects. Submitting 8 hours after the deadline with the plea "The network was too slow!" will not save you from the late penalty.
The homework will be accepted until Wednesday, 10/17, at 11:59:59pm EDT at a reduction of 20%.