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Understanding files and directories
About files and directories
Files and directories
Using files
Using directories
File and directory attributes
How the system manages files and directories
Filenaming conventions
Managing directories
How directories are organized
An example: what the system contains
Creating a directory
Listing the contents of a directory
Renaming a directory
Removing a directory
Comparing directories
Navigating the filesystem
Finding out where you are in the system
Changing directory
Returning to your home directory
Creating links to files and directories
Creating a link to a file
Finding out whether a file has hard links
Creating a link to a directory
Navigating symbolic links
Managing files
Finding out what type of data a file contains
Looking at the contents of a file
Finding out how much text is in a file
Looking at the beginning and end of a file
Copying a file
Moving or renaming a file
Removing a file
Removing files with difficult names
Comparing files
Sorting the contents of a file
Searching for text in a file
Finding files
Specifying command input and output
Forcing a program to read standard input and output
Redirecting standard output and standard error
Running a sequence of commands
Entering commands on the same line
Running commands in a pipeline
Access control for files and directories
Changing file permissions
Setting the default permissions for a new file
Giving a file to someone else
Finding out your group
Changing the group of a file
Printing a file
Printing several copies of a file
Selecting a printer
Displaying a list of current print jobs
Canceling a print request
Getting help on the command line
Getting help when you are uncertain of the topic