Here are the list of file commands in unix. These are the basic commands of unix.
File Commands
ls – directory listing
ls -al – formatted listing with hidden files
cd dir – change directory to dir
cd – change to home
pwd – show current directory
mkdir dir – create a directory dir
rm command in unix
rm file – delete file
rm -r dir – delete directory dir
rm -f file – force remove file
rm -rf dir – force remove directory dir *
cp file1 file2 – copy file1 to file2
cp -r dir1 dir2 – copy dir1 to dir2; create dir2 if it
doesn’t exist
mv command in unix
mv file1 file2 – rename or move file1 to file2
if file2 is an existing directory, moves file1 into
directory file2
ln -s file link – create symbolic link link to file
touch file – create or update file
cat > file – places standard input into file
more file – output the contents of file
Head command in unix
head file – output the first 10 lines of file
Tail command in unix
tail file – output the last 10 lines of file
tail -f file – output the contents of file as it
grows, starting with the last 10 lines
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