Chapter 8 Flashcards
1
Q
- Asterisk
A
Ex: echo /etc/t*
Displays all of the files in the /etc directory that begins with the letter T
2
Q
? question mark
A
Depending on the amount used, it would display files with x amount of characters
Ex: echo /etc/t??????? (7 quesiton marks)
etc/terminfo
3
Q
[] brackets
A
matches any file that begins with the letters put inside of brackets
Ex: echo /etc/[gu]
4
Q
! exclamation mark
A
Used to negate a range
Ex: echo /etc/[!a-t]*
5
Q
cp
A
copy
cp source destination
ex: cp /etc/hosts ~
6
Q
cp -v
A
verbose
Produces output if successful
7
Q
mv
A
moving files command
also used to rename
8
Q
additional mv options
A
9
Q
touch
A
create empty file
10
Q
rm
A
remove/delete files
11
Q
rm -r
A
add recursive to remove directories
12
Q
rmdir
A
remove directory but only if directly is empty
13
Q
mkdir
A
Create directory
