Tag: command line

In the Linux command line, working with files is made easy by the multitude of file-manipulation commands that are available.

For each task you need to perform, there is a solution; for many, there is more than one solution.

Among the commands that we’re exploring today — which are all, in one way or another, file-related — you might not only find what you’re looking for, but also something that you never knew you wanted to look for!

Although the availability of commands may vary between different distributions of Linux, most of these are standard enough that they should work for you.

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When using Linux, half — or more — of the fun is opening up a terminal, leaving behind the GUI, and immersing yourself in the keyboard.

What this requires is little more than the knowledge of a few basic commands, largely related to navigation and file system manipulation.

Once you use each command, and become more comfortable with each one individually and in combination, it is a simple process to add more commands into the mix.

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