Categoria: File Processing

You can use the “rm” command to remove a file. For example, the following command removes the file “file.txt”:

rm file.txt

You can use the “ls” command to list the files in a directory. For example, the following command lists the files in the current directory:

ls

cp is a Linux shell command to copy files and directories.

You can use the “cp” command to copy a file. For example, the following command copies the file “file.txt” to the file “copy_file.txt”:

cp file.txt copy_file.txt

You can use the “cp” command to copy a directories.

Copy from source to dest
$ cp [options] source dest

cp command main options:

option	description
cp -a	archive files
cp -f	force copy by removing the destination file if needed
cp -i	interactive – ask before overwrite
cp -l	link files instead of copy
cp -L	follow symbolic links
cp -n	no file overwrite
cp -R	recursive copy (including hidden files)
cp -u	update – copy when source is newer than dest
cp -v	verbose – print informative messages

You can use the “mv” command to rename a file. For example, the following command renames the file “file.txt” to “new_file.txt”:

mv file.txt new_file.txt

You can use the “echo” command with the “>>” operator to add content to a file. For example, the following command adds the string “one more line” to the file “file.txt”:

echo “one more line” >> file.txt

You can use the “echo” command to write to a file. For example, the following command writes the string “example” to the file “file.txt”:

echo “example” > file.txt

You can use the cat command to read the contents of a file. For example, the following command reads the contents of the file “file.txt” and displays it on the screen:

cat file.txt