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File Management Command Cheat Sheet
Last updated on April 16th, 2023 - by John Gomez - Leave a Comment
In Linux, 몭le management commands are used to manage 몭les and directories.
Those who regularly work with the Linux operating system, whether they are users,
system administrators, or developers, will 몭nd these commands invaluable.
Command Description
ls List 몭les and directories
cd Change directory
cp Copy 몭les and directories
mv Move (rename) 몭les and directories
rm Remove 몭les and directories
mkdir Create directories
rmdir Remove empty directories
touch Create an empty 몭le or update the timestamp of an existing 몭le
chmod Change permissions for 몭les and directories
chown Change ownership of 몭les and directories
ln Create links between 몭les
몭nd Search for 몭les and directories based on various criteria
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2. locate Find 몭les and directories by name
grep Search for patterns in 몭les
head Display the 몭rst few lines of the 몭le
tail Display the last few lines of the 몭le
cat Concatenate and display 몭les
more Display the contents of the 몭le one screen at a time
less
Display the contents of the 몭le one screen at a time, with more advanced
features
tar Create or extract tar archives
gzip Compress or decompress 몭les using gzip compression
bzip2 Compress or decompress 몭les using bzip2 compression
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