Basic File Operations
| List files in a directory. |
cp | Copy a file. |
mv | Rename (“move”) a file. |
rm | Delete (“remove”) a file. |
ln | Create links (alternative names) to a file. |
One of the first things you’ll want to do in Terminal is manipulate files: copying, renaming, deleting, and so forth.
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