About 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