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Move, Copy, Link Files and Directories
Lecture Overview Index | Linux SysAdmin Homepage
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Goals
Understand how to move and rename files
Learn about the power of links.
How to copy files, and what that does to file permissions
How to make and delete directories.
The following programs/files/directories will be discussed for this
topic
- mv
- rename
- cp
- mkdir
- rmdir (useless?)
- rm -r
- ln -s
- *
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- What is the difference between a symbolic link and a hard link?
- Why is rmdir nearly totally useless?
- How do you move a directory and all subdirectories to another
location? (ie what is the option you must specify)
- What option will warn you if you are about to wipe a file/directory
out with a mv , cp or rm command?
- How do you rename a file? Rename a directory?
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| Activities & Assignments |
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| Resources |
- Unix Help
- Unix is a Four Letter Word
Rename (great command that lets you mass rename files based on patterns
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