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🗂️ File & Directory Management

Explore categorized shell commands with real scenarios and outputs for file and directory tasks. 🚀

📁 Directory Navigation​

1. List current directory​

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2. List all including hidden​


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3. Print current path​


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4. Change to subdirectory​


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5. Go to parent directory​


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6. Go to home directory​


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7. List contents with details​


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8. List sorted by modified time​


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9. List in reverse order​


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10. List directories only​


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📄 File Creation & Deletion​


11. Create an empty file​


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12. Create multiple files​


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13. Remove a file​


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14. Remove multiple files​


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15. Remove without prompt​


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16. Prompt before removing​


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17. Empty file contents​


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18. Delete empty directory​


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19. Delete directory with contents​


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20. Force delete a directory​


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📦 File & Folder Copy/Move​


21. Copy a file​


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22. Copy and rename file​


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23. Copy folder recursively​


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24. Move a file​


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25. Rename a file​


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26. Move and overwrite without prompt​


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27. Interactive move​


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28. Copy with prompt​


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29. Backup before overwrite​


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30. Preserve timestamps while copying​


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🔍 File Info & Permissions​


31. Show file type​


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32. Display file info​


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33. Check disk usage​


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34. Check available disk space​


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35. Change file permissions​


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36. Make file executable​


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37. Change file owner​


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38. Change group ownership​


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39. Check umask value​


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40. Set umask value​


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🗂️ Directory Management​


41. Create a directory​


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42. Create nested directories​


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43. List directories only​


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44. List files only​


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45. Count files​


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46. Sort files by size​


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47. Open directory in GUI (Linux)​


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48. Open directory (macOS)​


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49. Navigate back to previous dir​


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50. Create directory with space​


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🧪 Advanced Operations​


51. Search file by name​


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52. Find files modified today​


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53. Search text in files​


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55. Count lines in a file​


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56. Monitor file changes​


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57. Compare two files​


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58. Archive files​


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59. Extract archive​


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60. Compress file​


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🌐 File Transfer & Download​


61. Download a file​


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62. Download with curl​


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63. Secure copy to remote​


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64. Secure copy from remote​


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65. Sync directories​


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66. Upload via FTP​


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67. Mount remote folder​


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68. List remote files​


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69. Download from S3​


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70. Upload to S3​


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⌛️File contents operation​


71. Concatenate and display the content of one or more files.​


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72. Combine Multiple Files​


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Combine Multiple Files


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73. Redirect to Another File​


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74. Append the output to an existing file:​


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75. Quickly create a file and input content manually​


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Type your content, then press Ctrl+D to save.


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76. Helpful when you want line numbers for all lines (including blank ones).​


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77. Good for skipping blank lines in numbering.​


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78. Squeeze blank lines (collapse multiple empty lines into one) Useful when files have lots of extra spacing.​


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79. Show all special characters (like tabs ^I, line endings $) Great for debugging file formatting.​


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80. View file content interactively with scrolling and search support.​


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81. Display the first 10 lines of a file by default.​


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82. Show first N lines​


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83. Display the last 10 lines of a file by default.​


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84. Show last N lines​


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85. Follow file as it grows​


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