![]() ![]() This will remove joe_expenses, cath_expenses, mike_expenses, and robin_expenses, forever. Using the wildcard character: “*” rm *_expenses Like the commands above, it can also be applied to more than one file at a time. The rm command options include -i (interactive), -f(force), -v (verbose), and -r (recursive). This will delete the joe_expenses file forever (maybe Joe would like that!). rm: Deleting Filesįile deletion is done using the rm (remove) command. For example: cp joe_expenses cath expenses cashflow 3. v for verbose, shows files being copied one by one. r for recursive, to copy all the subdirectories and files in a given directory and preserve the tree structure. ifor interactive, asks you to confirm if an existing file (perhaps a version of joe_expenses already exists in the cashflow directory) should be over written in the copying process. Options are similar to those for the mv command: In this example, we copy the joe_expenses file to the cashflow directory, which (because we haven’t specified anything else) is in our login directory. cp: Copying FilesĪ basic example of the cp command to copy files (keep the original file and make a duplicate of it) might look like: cp joe_expenses cashflow If you wish to copy and paste from the web or an external file, use the normal method of highlighting the text and hitting the copy option, or ctrl+c shortcut, to copy the said text. vfor verbose, to show the files being moved one by one 2. (You must be sure your instruction is exactly what you want if you decide to apply the -f option.) ffor force, overrides all interactivity and executes the mv instruction without returning any prompts. Ctrl-v (or Right-click and copy) usually puts text in a different buffer, to paste from this buffer Ctrl-Shift-v (or right-click and paste). ifor interactive, asks you to confirm if an existing file should be over written. There are two clipboards (on linux systems), shift-insert pastes text which has previously been selected. If JOE1_expenses already exists, its content will be replaced with that of joe_expenses (and joe_expenses will still disappear). In this case, if JOE1_expenses does not exist, it will be created with the exact content of joe_expenses, and joe_expenses will disappear. ![]() Let’s start with the basic format: mv joe_expenses JOE1_expenses ![]() With Bash scripting, you can write scripts that automate repetitive tasks, such as counting the number of files in a directory. It provides a powerful command-line interface for interacting with the operating system and executing commands. It also lets you rename a file (there is no separate rename command). Bash is a popular shell used on Unix-based systems, including Linux and macOS. The mv command lets you move a file from one directory location to another. For instance, to instantly seek out and move all of the files above to a subdirectory called budget, your command line instruction would simply be: mv *_expenses budgetĮach of the Linux commands to move, copy, or delete files have options to make it more productive. In the case mentioned above, the Linux command line offers far greater power and efficiency than the GUI. ![]()
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