3_files.md

pwd command

Will print the current working directory $pwd

touch command

Allows user to make files from the command line Interface

Note: You can only create files using touch command not directories.

$ touch .

rm command

rm -- remove

This command is used to remove files

$ rm .

Note it only removes files, trying to remove directory fails

You can use -r option to remove the directories. -r option recursively removes directories

$ rm -r

mkdir command

mkdir -- Make directory

Allows user to create a new directory.

$ mkdir <directory_name>

rmdir command

rmdir -- remove directory

Allows user to remove a directory

$ rmdir <directory_name>

mv command

mv -- Move

Allows user to move file from one place to another

mv /home/user1/file1.txt /home/user/test/file1.txt

Other use case of mv is to rename

mv /home/user1/file1.txt /home/user/file.txt

cp command

cp -- Copy

$ cp file1 file2

$ cp -i file1 file2

if file2 exists prompt for confirmation before overwritting it.

$ cp -p file1 file2

Copy file1 to file2 preserving the mode, ownership and timestamp.

clear command

clear command clears the screen

clear command will take the user back to the start prompt of whatever directory you are currently operating in

man command

man -- Manual

Use to show the manual of the command passed

$ man man