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Linux Pro (Testout) 0.1.2

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Directory
Container that holds Linux Files
pwd
Print work directory: display the current working directory
ex: If a user named Fred is currently in his home directory and types pwd at the shell prompt, /home/Fred is display.
cd
Change Directory: Changes the present working directory.
-cd .. changes to the parent directory
-cd ../.. to changes two levels up in the directory.
-cd / changes to the root directory
ex:
-cd directory1 changes to a directory named directory1 within the working directory
-cd /home/Fred/directory1 switches to directory1 in Fred's home directory, regardless of the current working directory.
ls
List command: Displays the contents of a directory. Options include:
-a displays all directory contents, including hidden content.
-l displays extended information, including the owner, modified date, size, and permissions.
-R displays the contents of a directory and all of its subdirectories.
-d displays directories but not files.
-r reverses the sort order
ex: ls -al displays a long listing of contents in the current working directory, including hidden content.
ls -d displays only the directories within the current directory.
ls -R /etc displays the contents of the /etc directory and all of its subdirectories.
mkdir
Creates a new directory. Use the -p option to create all directories within the specified path that do not already exist.

Ex:
mkdir work_flies creates a directory named work_files in the current directory
mkdir /home/Fred/work_flies creates a directory named work_flies within the specified path.

The following commands describe the basic commands you use to manage a linux directory. . . Create, Copy, and Move a Linux Directory
cp
Copies directories. Copying leaves the source contents (directories and flies) intact. Use the -r or -R option to recursively copy subdirectories and flies and flies within the directory.

Ex:
cp -r /temp/home/user copies the entire /temp directory (within all of its files, subdirectories, and flies in the subdirectories) to the /home/user directory.

The following commands describe the basic commands you use to manage a linux directory. . . Create, Copy, and Move a Linux Directory
mv
Moves or renames files and directories (and flies). Moving directories removes the source directory and places it in the destination. Options include:

1. -f overwrites a directory that already exist in the destination directory without prompting.
2. -i prompts before overwriting a directory in the destination directory.
3. -n never overwrites flies in the destination directory.

Ex:
mv /temp/station ~/doc/ move station from the /temp directory to the ~/doc directory.
mv /current /previous renames the directory current to previous.

The following commands describe the basic commands you use to manage a linux directory. . . Create, Copy, and Move a Linux Directory
rmdir
Deletes an empty directory
rm
Removes the directory and file
touch
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cp
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mv
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rm
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vi
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vi [file_name]
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Insert key i, s
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ESC key
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Delete key
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Insert Key
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z
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:
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w
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w [file_name]
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w! [file_name]
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q
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wq or exist
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