Unix and Linux: Visual Quickstart Guide, Fifth Edition

2. Using Directories and Files

In This Chapter

Creating Directories with mkdir

Creating Files with touch

Copying Directories and Files with cp

Listing Directories and Files with ls (More Goodies)

Moving Files with mv

Removing Files with rm

Removing Directories with rmdir

Finding Forgotten Files with find

Locating Lost Files with locate

Linking with ln (Hard Links)

Linking with ln -s (Soft Links)

As you learned in Chapter 1, directories and files are the heart of Unix and Linux; they contain things like setup information, configuration settings, programs, and options, as well as anything that you create. You access directories and files every time you type in a Unix or Linux command, and for this reason, you need to become familiar with the ...