Working with Files and Directories¶

See also

Directories and Paths Video by Chris Lasher – covering working with directories and paths.
Viewing File Content Video by Chris Lasher – on working with files using cat, more, and less.
Working with Files Video by Chris Lasher – covering more on working with files, including:
- moving/renaming, copying, and removing/deleting files
- using shell history –
- making and removing directories
- wildcards
More Advanced Shell Commands Video by Chris Lasher – Develop more advanced shell techniques:
- more text tools: wc, cut, and sort
- input and output redirection
Process Control Video by Chris Lasher – Get a grip on your system with process control:
- ps and kill
- more output redirection: pipes
The Unix / Linux filesystem layout Video by Chris Lasher.
Filesystem Navigation Video by Chris Lasher – Learn to navigate quickly through the filesystem:
- relative and absolute paths
- pushd and popd
File Permissions Video by Chris Lasher – Become master of your domain with file permissions:
- id and gid
- chmod, chown, and chgrp
Environment variables Video by Chris Lasher – Discover how to read and set shell environmental variables.
Developer Tools Video by Chris Lasher – Go beyond the shell and play with command line tools useful for developers:
- diff
- tar and gzip

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