Lesson 2

Question 1

ls -a

Answer 1

Lists all contents of a directory including hidden files and directories

Question 2

ls -l

Answer 2

Lists all contents in long format (detailed)

Question 3

ls -t

Answer 3

Lists all contents in order (last time they were modified)

Question 4

cp

Answer 4

Copy files
cp source/file.txt destination
cp * source (copies all files)
cp x*.txt source (copies all files that begin with x letter and end with .txt)

Question 5

mv

Answer 5

Moves file
mv file.txt destination
mv fileName1.txt fileName2.txt (changes name)

Question 6

rm

Answer 6

Remove file or directory
rm file.rxt
rm -r source (removes directory and all child files/directories)
PERMANENT