File System Commands

Index:

cat

NAME
cat – Print the content of a file

SYNTAX

cat [file]

ARGUMENTS

• file - [optional] -The file to print

cd

NAME
cd – Change the local working directory

SYNTAX

cd file

ARGUMENTS

• file - [required] - A local directory to change to

cp

NAME
cp – Copy a file or directory

SYNTAX

cp [options] source destination

OPTIONS

• -r - [flag] - Recursive copy directories

ARGUMENTS

• source - [required] - The file to copy
• destination - [required] - The target file

ls

NAME
ls – List file names in a local directory

SYNTAX

ls [file]

ARGUMENTS

• file - [optional] -A local directory to list its content. Defaults to the working directory

mkdir

NAME
mkdir – Create a directory in local file system

SYNTAX

mkdir file

ARGUMENTS

• file - [required] - The directory path to create

mv

NAME
mv – Rename a file or directory

SYNTAX

mv source destination

ARGUMENTS

• source - [required] - The file to rename
• destination - [required] - The target file

popd

NAME
popd – Pop working directory

SYNTAX

popd

pushd

NAME
pushd – Push a new local working directory

SYNTAX

pushd file

ARGUMENTS

• file - [required] - A local directory to push

pwd

NAME
pwd – Print the local working directory

SYNTAX

pwd [options]

OPTIONS

• -s - [flag] - Use this flag to show the working directory stack

rm

NAME
rm – Remove a file or directory

SYNTAX

rm [options] file

OPTIONS

• -r - [flag] - Recursive remove directories

ARGUMENTS

• file - [required] - The directory path to create

touch

NAME
touch – Touch a file

SYNTAX

touch file

ARGUMENTS

• file - [required] - The file to touch