[Linux] Command for File

Command form

Command [option] argument1 argument2 ...

ls

• List information about the FILEs (the current directory by default).

$ ls /var

• Option
  • -a
  • -A
  • -F
  • -l

$ ls -l /etc

$ ls -a /etc

$ ls -al /etc

mkdir

• Create the DIRECTORY(ies), if they do not already exist.

• Option

  • -m
  • -p

$ mkdir dir

$ mkdir dir1 dir2 dir3

$ mkdir -p dir1/dir2

cat

• Concatenate FILE(s), or standard input, to standard output.

• Option

  • -n
  • -b

$ cat -n file1

cp

• Copy SOURCE to DEST, or multiple SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.

• Option

  • -i
  • -f
  • -r

$ cp file dir

$ cp file1 file2 file3 dir

$ cp -r dir1 dir

mv

• Move SOURCE(s) to DIRECTORY.

• Option

  • -i
  • -f

$ mv file dir

$ mv file1 file2 dir1 dir

mv, cp

• Rename file(directory)
• Option
  • -i
  • -f

$ mv file1 file2

$ mv dir1/file1 dir2/file2

rm

• Remove file
• Option
  • i
  • f
  • r

$ rm file

$ rm file1 filew2 file3

$ rm -r dir1

touch

• Make new file

$ touch file

pwd, cd

• pwd : Print the name of the current working directory
• cd : Change the shell working directory

$ pwd

$ cd dir

which

• Write the full path of COMMAND(s) to standard output.
• Option
  • -a

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Reference

• –help