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LINUX MANAGING FILES

cp source destination = Copy a file to a new location. When you copy a file, you create a new file. File ownership and permission comes from the user who ran the cp command. Example: cp proj /ongoing/projects

mkdir directory name = Create a directory. Example: mkdir projects creates a projects directory in the current working directory.

mkdir -p path = Create a directory tree structure. Example: mkdir -p completed/projects creates the completed/projects subdirectory in the current working directory.

mv source destination = Move a file to a new location. This is also the command used to rename an existing file using a new name. When you move a file, permissions stay the same (although you need the permissions to move the file).

rm filename = Delete a file.

rm -f filename = Delete a file without a warning prompt.

rmdir directory = Delete a directory (the directory must be empty).

rm -r directory = Delete a directory and its contents (use the -rf switches together to delete without prompting). Take care with this command because rm -rf* deletes all files in the system.