Question

Demonstrate creating, moving, and copying files from the Linux command line. (Document with steps and screenshots.)

Answer 1

In linux

(a)The command to create file: touch filename

Example:

Explanation:

line 1: I have a file created 'hello.txt' in Chegg folder.

line 2: 'ls' command is used to show the files in that folder.

The folder contains the newly created file 'hello.txt'

(a)The command to create file: mv source destination

here

source: location of the file to be moved.

destination: path to where the file is to be moved

Example:

Line 1: folder1 is created.

Line 2: folder2 is created.

Line 3: we entered into folder1

Line 4: A new file is created

Line 5: the file is moved from the source directory or current directory to ../folder2

Line 6:'ls' commands shows there is no 'file,txt' in folder1

Line 7 &8: Enter into folder2

Line 9: 'ls' command shows Folder2 contains 'file.txt'

so the move command is successful

The command to create file: cp source destination

here

source: location of the file to be copied.

destination: the path to where the file is to be pasted.

Example:

Line1: The file.txt is copied from the current directory (folder2)to folder1.

Line 2: folder2 still contains file.txt

Line 3 &4:move to folder1

LIne 5: folder1 also contains file.txt

so copy command is successful.