Cyclades PC400 installation manual Basic File Manipulation Commands, Cp filename destination

Cyclades-PC400		Installation Manual
	/home	Contains the work directories of system users.
	/bin	Contains applications and utilities used during system initialization.
	/dev	Contains files for devices and ports.
	/etc	Contains configuration files specific to the operating system.
	/lib	Contains shared libraries.
	/proc	Contains process information
	/mnt	Contains information about mounted disks.
	/opt	Location where packages not supplied with the operating system are stored.
	/tmp	Location where temporary files are stored.
	/usr	Contains most of the operating system files.
	/var	Contains operating system data files.

Basic File Manipulation Commands

The basic file manipulation commands allow the user to copy, delete and move files and create and delete directories.

cp file_name destination	Copies the file indicated by file_name to the path indicated by
a) cp text.txt /tmp	destination. a) copies the file text.txt in the current directory to the tmp
b) cp /chap/robo.php ./excess.php	directory. b) copies the file robo.php in the chap directory to the
	current directory and renames the copy excess.php.
rm file_name	Removes the file indicated by file_name.
mv file_name destination	Moves the file indicated by file_name to the path indicated by
	destination.
mkdir directory_name	Creates a directory named directory_name. a) creates the directory
a) mkdir spot	spot in the current directory. b) creates the directory snuggles in the
b) mkdir /tmp/snuggles	directory tmp.
rmdir directory_name	Removes the directory indicated by directory_name.

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