Managing Files and Directories Flashcards
1
Q
cd
A
Changes the current directory.
2
Q
chmod
A
Changes file permissions.
3
Q
chown
A
Changes file owner and group.
4
Q
cp
A
Copies files.
5
Q
ln
A
Creates symbolic links to files and directories.
6
Q
ls
A
Displays the contents of a directory.
7
Q
mkdir
A
Creates a directory.
8
Q
mv
A
Renames a file as well as moves a file from one directory to another.
9
Q
rm
A
Deletes files.
10
Q
rmdir
A
Deletes directories.
11
Q
pwd
A
Displays the current directory.
12
Q
touch
A
Updates a file’s time stamp.
13
Q
find
A
Finds files based on specified criteria such as name, size, and so on.
14
Q
locate
A
Finds files using a periodically updated filename database (the database is created by the updatedb program).
15
Q
whereis
A
Finds files based in the typical directories where executable (also known as binary) files are located.
