Editing Text Images (section)

==== File Commands ====

'''ls''' – Directory listing<br /> '''ls -l''' – List files in current directory using long format<br /> '''ls -laC''' – List all files in current directory in long format and display in columns<br /> '''ls -F''' – List files in current directory and indicate the file type<br /> '''ls -al''' – Formatted listing with hidden files

'''cd ''dir''''' – Change directory to '''''dir'''''<br /> '''cd''' – Change to home<br /> '''mkdir''' '''''dir''''' – Create a directory '''''dir'''''<br /> '''pwd''' – Show current directory

'''rm ''name''''' – Remove a file or directory called '''''name'''''<br /> '''rm''' '''''-r dir''''' – Delete directory '''''dir'''''<br /> '''rm -f ''file''''' – Force remove '''''file'''''<br /> '''rm -rf ''dir''''' – Force remove an entire directory '''''dir''''' and all it’s included files and subdirectories (use with extreme caution)

'''cp ''file1 file2''''' – Copy '''''file1''''' to '''''file2'''''<br /> '''cp -r ''dir1 dir2''''' – Copy '''''dir1''''' to '''''dir2'''''; create '''''dir2''''' if it doesn't exist<br /> '''cp ''file'' /home/''dirname''''' – Copy the filename called '''''file''''' to the '''/home/dirname''' directory

'''mv ''file'' /home/''dirname''''' – Move the '''''file''''' called filename to the '''''/home/dirname''''' directory<br /> '''mv''' '''''file1 file2''''' – Rename or move '''''file1''''' to '''''file2'''''; if '''''file2''''' is an existing directory, moves '''''file1''''' into directory '''''file2'''''

'''more ''file''''' – Display the file called '''''file''''' one page at a time, proceed to next page using the spacebar<br /> '''head ''file''''' – Output the first 10 lines of '''''file'''''<br /> '''head -20 ''file''''' – Display the first 20 lines of the file called '''''file'''''<br /> '''tail ''file''''' – Output the last 10 lines of '''''file'''''<br /> '''tail -20 ''file''''' – Display the last 20 lines of the file called '''''file'''''<br /> '''tail -f ''file''''' – Output the contents of '''''file''''' as it grows, starting with the last 10 lines