Working with files

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To copy and move files around the server, you would need to use cp and mv command. Below are few scenarios of use of these commands.

cp - copying files format: cp arg1 arg2 where arg1 is source file and arg2 is destination path, i.e. cp /root/file1 /home/user

To copy a directory containing files you will need to use -r option which would recursively copy files and folders in the folder. For example:

cp -r /var/www/html /root

mv - moving and renaming files and folders

format: mv arg1 arg2 (where arg1 is source and arg2 is destination path).

mv /root/website /var/www/html

rm - removing files and folders

format: rm arg1 (where arg1 is file to be removed. i.e. rm file1)

To remove a directory containing files you would need to use -rf option

rm -rf /root/website

• -r is a switch to remove content recursively with all the content in the directory as well
• -f is a switch to force removal without asking you for permission each time it deletes the file

ln - linking files and folders

format: ln arg1 arg2

where arg1 is source file or folder and arg2 is destination path, hard-links these two arguments.

If you delete one, the other will be affected as well.

ln -s arg1 arg2 would make a symbolic link where you can safely remove the link without affecting the source.

ln -s /var/www/html /var/www/htdocs