Linux instructions (i) File/directory operations

1. Create a Directory

mkdir format  mkdir [OPTION] ... DIRECTORY ... Option-    p recursive creation-    v creation prompt example: [email protected]:/home/eko/x# mkdir-pv a/b/cmkdir:created directory ' a ' mkdir:created dir Ectory ' A/b ' mkdir:created directory ' a/b/c '

2. Create a file

Touch is meant to change the file time touch [OPTION] ... FILE ...
Cases:
[Email protected]:/home/eko/x# Touch Abc.txt

3. Delete files/directories

RMRM [OPTION] ... [FILE] ... Option:-    f  ignores nonexistent files and parameters-    r  Recursive Delete example: [Email protected]:/home/eko# rm-rf x

4. Copying files

CP (allow only one file to be copied to another file  or copy multiple files to a directory)       CP [OPTION] ... [-T] SOURCE DEST       CP [OPTION] ... SOURCE ... Directory       CP [OPTION] ...-t DIRECTORY SOURCE ... Option-       R  Recursive copy-       F if the  target file has a  forced overwrite
-P  Reserved file owner
  -A archive replication, commonly used for backup example: Copy one file to another # CP/ETC/PASSWD/HOME/EKO/X/PASSWD copy multiple files to a directory # cp/etc/passwd/etc/issue/home/ eko/x/

5. Move File/rename

MV              MV [OPTION] ... [-T] SOURCE DEST       mv [OPTION] ... SOURCE ... Directory       mv [OPTION] ...-t DIRECTORY SOURCE ... Option:   -F If the target exists, Force override example: Move File # mv./a.txt. /y/Rename # mv A.txt abc.txt

6. View the directory structure

Tree Dictory
Cases:
# Tree/home/eko

7. View text files

1.  Cat connects and displays (can connect multiple files)     cat [OPTION] ... [FILE]    ... Option:  -N Displays line    number  -e displays line terminator 2 per line.  TAC Flashback Display

Linux instructions (i) File/directory operations