Moving Files in Linux
The mv command is used to move a file from one location in the filesystem to another.mv SOURCE DESTINATION The mv command requires at least two arguments. The first argument is the source, a path to the file to be moved. The...
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Copying Files in Linux
Creating copies of files can be useful for numerous reasons: cp [OPTIONS] SOURCE DESTINATION The cp command is used to copy files. Similar to the mv command, it requires at least two arguments: a source and a destination. For...
Viewing Files in Linux
There are a few Linux commands available to view the content of files. The cat command, which stands for “concatenate”, is often used to quickly view the contents of small files. The cat command will display the entire...
File Permissions in Linux
Permissions determine the ways different users can interact with a file or directory. When listing a file with the ls -l command, the output includes permission information. For the example we will use a script...