CHAPTER 7
Managing Files
Much of what you do with a computer involves manipulating files. Most obvious, files hold the correspondence, spreadsheets, digital photos, and other documents that you create. Files also hold the configuration settings for Linux—information on how to treat the network interfaces, how to access hard disks, and what to do as the computer starts up. Indeed, even access to most hardware devices and kernel settings is ultimately done through files. Knowing where to find the files and how to manage them is critically important for administering a Linux computer.
This chapter begins with a description of the basic layout of Linux file storage. It then shows how to navigate your way around the Linux filesystem to get to your files. Finally, it goes through the basic text-mode commands for manipulating files and directories.
- Understanding where things go
- Navigating directories
- Manipulating files
- Manipulating directories