Linux file and directory

File and Directory Management

• mkdir <dir>  Create new folder named <dir>
• mkdir -p <dir>/<dir> Create nested folders
• mkdir <dir1> <dir2> <dir3> Create several folders at once
• mkdir "<dir>" Create a folder with a space in the filename
• rmdir <dir> Delete a folder (only works on empty folders)
• rm -R <dir> Delete a folder and its contents
• touch <file> Create a new file without any extension
• cp <file> <dir> Copy a file to the folder
• cp <file> <new file> Copy a file to the current folder
• cp <file>~/<dir>/<new  file> Copy a file to the folder and rename the copied file
• cp -R <dir> <"new dir"> Copy a folder to a new folder with spaces in the filename
• cp -i <file><dir> Prompts you before copying a file with a warning overwrite message
• cp <file1> <file2> <file3>/Users/<dir> Copy multiple files to a folder
• rm <file> Delete a file (This deletes the file permanently; use with caution.)
• rm -i <file> Delete a file only when you give confirmation
• rm -f <file> Force removal without confirmation
• rm <file1> <file2> <file3> Delete multiple files without any confirmation
• mv <file> <new file name> Move/rename
• mv <file> <dir> Move a file to the folder, possibly by overwriting an existing file
• mv -i <file> <dir> Optional -i flag to warn you before overwriting the file
• mv *.png ~/<dir> Move all PNG files from current folder to a different folder

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