A regular object (file, directory…) copy is a straightforward operation, it’s just a matter of replicating a object in a new location.
ie: cp /dir1/file1 /dir2/file2
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We do love to copy…
March 5th, 2007 — CLI, Linux, Tutorial
Your second nature…
March 2nd, 2007 — CLI, Linux, Tutorial
It’s very easy to list the contents of the current directory, or by specifying, any given directory. You can also use the listing command, to certify yourself that a file is where you think it is.
Now, listing command is a easy one to remember and it goes like this:
ls [option] [directories or files]
Let’s surf!
February 24th, 2007 — CLI, Tutorial
Its really calming to look to the ocean, the waves and all that vastness… but it’s even cooler if you grab a surfboard and go have phun fun, right? It’s the same with the Linux filesystem! You can know the theory and the preparation behind it, but if you don’t have a surfboard, you are just a spectator!
Here comes your man!
February 19th, 2007 — CLI, Tutorial
The man command, often ignored or tossed aside by more experienced users, reveals itself as one of the more important help channels, in the command line, because it provides documentation for commands on your system, since almost every command has a manual that rests waiting for you to read it. This manuals are commonly called man pages.
Command line 101
February 18th, 2007 — CLI, Tutorial
The Linux shell, is very powerful! We all know it, and if you ask that Linux geek you all know, he will tell you that GUI (graphical user interface) is for losers… OK, let’s not get radical but we all have to admit, that to master GNU Linux, in all of his flavors, the CLI (command line interface) is a tool very important in that path.
Since i plan to write here everything I learned and keep learning in computers, i want to start with the very basic of my favorite operating system! (so you bet, i will not write about DOS!!!)
