Linux(8)

Glob characters

wild cards (have special meaning)

interpreted BEFORE any cmds

specify patterns that match filenames in a directory

*can manipulate all files w/in a specific extension

t*

displays all files in the directory beginning with ‘T’

*t

displays all files in directory ENDING with ‘‘T"

???

? = 1 character

??? - searching for 3 letter extension

r*.conf

start with r

end with .conf

[gu]

matches any file that begins with g or u

[a-d]

searches through a range of characters

[!DP]

used to ignore a range
(ignore files starting with D or P)

cp

copies file, requires a source + destination

-v

(verbose)

excess info

cp -i

prompts user before overwriting file

cp -n

answers no to everything

cp -r

copies files + directories

mv

move a file

rm

delete a file (-i)

rm-r

delete directories (only way)

rmdir

deletes EMPTY directories

mkdir

creates a directory

touch

creates empty file

mv premove postmove

‘cuts’ pre +pastes to post