Cyclades AlterPath ACS, Command Reference Manual

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Basic File Manipulation
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/lib - Contains shared libraries.
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/proc - Contains process information.
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/mnt - Contains information about mounted disks.
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/opt - Location where packages not supplied with the operating system are stored.
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/tmp - Location where temporary files are stored.
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/usr - Contains most of the operating system files.
A.4 Basic File Manipulation
The basic file manipulation commands allow the user to copy, delete, and move files and
create and delete directories.
Other commands allow the user to change directories and see the contents of a directory.
cp file_name destination
a) cp text.txt /tmp
b) cp /chap/robo.php ./excess.php
Copies the file indicated by file_name to the path
indicated by destination.
a) Copies the file text.txt in the current directory to the
tmp directory.
b) Copies the file robo.php in the chap directory to the
current directory and renames the copy excess.php.
rm file_name Removes the file indicated by file_name.
mv file_name destination Moves the file indicated by file_name to the path
indicated by destination.
mkdir directory_name
a) mkdir spot
b) mkdir /tmp/snuggles
Creates a directory named directory_name.
a) creates the directory spot in the current directory.
b) creates the directory snuggles in the directory tmp.
rmdir directory_name Removes the directory indicated by directory_name.
pwd Supplies the name of the current directory. While logged in, the
user is always “in” a directory. The default initial directory is the
user's home directory:
/home/<username>
ls [options] directory_name Lists the files and directories within directory_name. Some
useful options are -l for more detailed output and -a which
shows hidden system files.
cd directory_name Changes the directory to the one specified.
cat file_name Prints the contents of file_name to the screen.