File Management

Beginner Linux
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Objective

Hands-on practice with file management in a Linux environment.

Tools & Technologies

  • ls
  • cp
  • mv
  • find
  • tar

Key Commands

ls -lah
find / -name '*.log' -mtime +7
tar -czf backup.tar.gz /etc
cp -r src/ dest/

Lab Steps

01
Navigation

Practice navigating the filesystem using absolute and relative paths.

02
Copying and Moving

Copy and move files and directories with cp and mv flags.

03
Find Command

Use find with -name, -type, -mtime, -size to locate files.

04
Archiving

Create and extract tar archives with gzip and bzip2 compression.

Challenges Encountered

  • Accidentally overwriting files without -i flag
  • find permissions errors in /proc and /sys

Key Takeaways

  • Always use -i flag when moving/copying to avoid overwrites
  • tar czf vs cjf for gzip vs bzip2