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Grouping Files for Efficient File Management

As you begin working with larger numbers of applications and files on a regular basis, you build a library of data, reports, and files-in-progress.

Commands you've already learned such as mv, cp, rm, and ls are certainly helpful for organizing files. As your workload in Linux increases, however, you will need the additional tools provided by the shell and a few more powerful commands to help you navigate your growing file collection. You can group files to make finding and accessing them faster and more efficient. The following sections explain how to group files in Linux for more efficient file management.

Grouping Files on the Command Line

In Chapter 6, “Working with Files in the Shell,” you learned ...