Linux & the Command Line / Terminal basics
Lesson 4 of 30
Making and removing
mkdir makes folders, touch makes empty files, cp copies, mv moves or renames, and rm deletes. rm has no recycle bin, so be careful.
Key points
- mkdir -p a/b/c makes parents too
- mv old new renames
- rm -r deletes folders, carefully
mkdir projects
touch projects/notes.txt
cp notes.txt backup.txt
mv backup.txt old.txtQuiz · +10 XP
Which command renames a file?
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