Notes

Entry Template

command - Description

Examples:

bash code in here

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File Management

mv - Move file or Rename file

Examples:

mv sourceFile destinationFile
mv sourceFile destinationLocation
mv myFile.txt myFolder/

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cp - Copy file or folder

Examples:

cp filename.cpp myCopy.cpp
cp -r myFolder/ myNewFolder

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• cp (folder and individual files)
• rm (file and directories)

Examples:

rm <filename>

• rmdir (remove directory) that is empty Examples:

rmdir <directory name>

• ln -s (symbolic link) Examples:

ln -s myfile myotherfile

• scp (secure copy Examples:

scp  <filename>

• pwd (print file name of dir) Examples:

pwd 

i.e.  where you are now in filesystem

• ls (hidden files and files starting or ending with specific patterns like all files ending in txt or all files starting with the letter b) Examples:

<filename/dir> etc.

• tar (saves many files together into a single tape or disk archive, and can restore individual files from the archive.) Examples:

tar -xf archive.tar #extact all files from archive.tar.

File Transfer

• curl (transfer URL)
• wget retrieve networks Examples:

wget [OPTION] ... [URL]...

• scp copies files between hosts on a network Examples:

scp -1 forces scp to use protocol 1

• rsync (copies files) Examples:

rsync [option..] src[...[dest]

Pipe tools

• cat
• sort
• uniq
• grep