Lecture # 10 - Working with Directories in Linux

Commands for Manipulating Directories:

• Creating a Directory:mkdir is used to create directory/directories in linux. This command is written as mkdir [directory-name] [directory-name] [directory-name] .

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  Deleting a Directory:rmdir is used to delete directory/directories in Linux. This command is written as rmdir [directory-name] [directory-name] [directory-name] .

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  Delete a Directory Recursively:rm is used to delete a directory recursively in Linux. This command is written as rm -r [directory-name] .

  

  I made a directory 'DevOps' and inside this directory I made another directory 'Linux'. The 'DevOps' directory cannot be deleted by rmdir command because the directory is not empty. It will be deleted by rm -r command to delete the directory recursively.

• Copy Files and Directories:cp is used to copy files or directories from one location to the other. This command copies the file or directory from the source and paste it to the destination. This command is written as

  cp [options] [source] [destination] .

  

  -> To copy a directory recursively use cp -r [directory-name] [destination] .

  

  -> To copy from a path to a path use cp [source] [destination] .

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  Move Files and Directories:mv command is used to move files and directories from one location to another or to rename them. This command cuts the file or directory from the source and paste it to the destination path. This command is written as mv [source] [destination] .

  

  -> To rename a file mv [new-name] [old-name] is used.