Creating Files and Directories

Stands for make directory. It is a Linux command used to create new directories. A directory is a container used to organize files and other directories within the filesystem.

mkdir

Is a Linux command used to create an empty file or update the timestamps of an existing file. If the file does not exist, ___ creates it as a new empty file. If the file already exists, ___ updates the file’s timestamps without changing its contents.

touch

___ is a terminal-based text editor used to create, view, and edit text files directly from the Linux command line. It is designed to be simple and beginner-friendly compared to more advanced editors such as vim or emacs.

nano

Creates parent directories if they do not already exist.

mkdir -p

Displays a message for each directory created.

mkdir -v

___ mode shows the actions performed by the mkdir command instead of running silently.

Verbose

Updates timestamps only if the file already exists.

touch -c

A ___ in Linux is a file or directory whose name begins with a period (.) character. Hidden files are normally not displayed by the default ls command.

hidden file