On linux, unlike the VAX, file names and directory names are case sensitive. You can tab complete instead of typing in the whole filename/directory name. Press tab twice to list possible completions.
Working with files and directories from the Linux commandline:
Command |
Description |
|---|---|
pwd |
Show current directory |
cd ~ |
Change to your home directory (same as your W: drive on WIndows) |
cd dirname |
Change directory to a subfolder named dirname |
cd .. |
Go up a directory |
ls |
List files and folders in the current directory (with color highlighting) |
dir |
List files and folders in the current directory without color highlighting |
mkdir dirname |
Make a new subfolder named dirname |
rmdir dirname |
Deletes the subfolder name dirname (forlder must be empty) |
rm filename |
Deletes the file named filename |
rm -rf dirname |
Recursively deletes the non-empty folder name dirname and all contained files and folders |
mv oldname newname |
Rename a file or directory from oldname to newname |
mv src destination |
Move a file or directory from src to destination |
cp src destination |
Copies a file from src to destination |
cp -av src destination |
Recursively copies a folder from src to destination |
xdg-open . |
Open a gui file browser in the current directory |
xdg-open file |
Open a file |