Deleting, Copying, Moving, and Renaming files

Question 1

What command should we use for removing a file?

Answer 1

rm

Question 2

Can we use rm for deleting a directory?

Answer 2

Yes, rm -r will work

Question 3

What is cp command for?

Answer 3

Copy a file

Question 4

Can you copy multiple files at once with cp?

Answer 4

Yes, like this: cp file1 file2 dir

Question 5

Can you copy directories with cp?

Answer 5

yes, cp -r source_dir dest_dir

Question 6

What command should we use to move a file or a directory?

Answer 6

mv

Question 7

does move works for renaming a file?

Answer 7

yes, if the argument provided in destination is a file/directory that already exist it will be rename with the source argument

Question 8

What command should you use to sort the contents of a text file?

Answer 8

sort

Question 9

If you want to archive a group of files or directories, what command should we use?

Answer 9

tar

Question 10

If you want to zip a file, which command should we use?

Answer 10

gzip

Question 11

If you want to unzip a file, which command should we use?

Answer 11

gunzip

Question 12

What command should I use for know the disk usage of a file?

Answer 12

du (disk usage)