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Dec 16, 2023 528 likes •667 views

Why important ? You must know how to: Create a file Create a folder Delete a file Delete a folder Show current Path Navigate through folders Show content in folder Show content in file Copy

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Why important ?

You must know how to:

○ Create a file ○ Create a folder ○ Delete a file ○ Delete a folder ○ Show current Path ○ Navigate through folders ○ Show content in folder ○ Show content in file ○ Copy a File/Folder ○ Compile a C program ○ Execute a C program

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First of all, open the linux Terminal

Command: Ctrl + Alt + T

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In the Linux Terminal, Type:

touch name_of_file.extension Examples:

touch hello.txt
touch cs256.pdf
touch code.c

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In the Linux Terminal, Type:

mkdir name_of_folder Examples:

mkdir home
mkdir CS

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In the Linux Terminal, Type:

rm name_of_file.extension Examples:

rm hello.txt
rm cs256.pdf
rm code.c

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In the Linux Terminal, Type:

rm -rf name_of_file.extension Examples:

rm -rf home
rm -rf CS

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In the Linux Terminal, Type:

pwd

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In the Linux Terminal, Type:

To navigate

○ cd path_of_folder

To return to previous folder

○ cd ..

To return to main page(Desktop)

○ cd Examples:

cd Desktop/Download ( To go to the Downloads folder)
cd ..

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In the Linux Terminal, Type:

For folder

○ ls or ls name_of_folder

For file

○ cat name_of_file

Examples:

ls Desktop
cat hello.txt

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Command: → ~ means home directory

. means current directory

File

○ cp src dest

Folder

○ cp -r src dest Examples:

File:

○ cp /u1/junk/shakespeare.txt ~

Folder

○ cp -r /u1/junk/MST .

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In the Linux Terminal, Type:

gcc name_of_file.extension Examples:

gcc test.c

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In the Linux Terminal, Type:

./a.out

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Create a folder named cs256_linux
Go to cs256_linux folder
Create a file named my_file.txt
Copy the content of file from “/u1/junk/shakespeare.txt“ to your

my_file.txt

Show the content of the file
Delete the file my_file.txt
Copy folder from “/u1/junk/MST” to your cs256_linux folder
Delete the folder cs256_linux