Basic file manipulation commands – Cyclades PC400 User Manual

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Appendix A - Linux

Installation Manual

/home

Contains the work directories of system users.

/bin

Contains applications and utilities used during system initialization.

/dev

Contains files for devices and ports.

/etc

Contains configuration files specific to the operating system.

/lib

Contains shared libraries.

/proc

Contains process information

/mnt

Contains information about mounted disks.

/opt

Location where packages not supplied with the operating system are stored.

/tmp

Location where temporary files are stored.

/usr

Contains most of the operating system files.

/var

Contains operating system data files.

Basic File Manipulation Commands

The basic file manipulation commands allow the user to copy, delete and move files and create and delete
directories.

cp

file_name

destination

a) cp text.txt /tmp
b) cp /chap/robo.php ./excess.php

Copies the file indicated by

file_name

to the path indicated by

destination

. a) copies the file text.txt in the current directory to the tmp

directory. b) copies the file robo.php in the chap directory to the
current directory and renames the copy excess.php.

rm

file_name

Removes the file indicated by

file_name

.

mv

file_name destination

Moves the file indicated by

file_name

to the path indicated by

destination.

mkdir

directory_name

a) mkdir spot
b) mkdir /tmp/snuggles

Creates a directory named directory_name. a) creates the directory
spot in the current directory. b) creates the directory snuggles in the
directory tmp.

rmdir

directory_name

Removes the directory indicated by

directory_name

.

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