Linux Commands Cheat Sheet - File Operations

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Here's a detailed "Linux Commands Cheat Sheet" focused specifically on File Operations, ranging from basic to advanced commands.

Command	Description
`ls`	List the files and directories within the current directory.
`ls -l`	List files and directories with detailed information including permissions, number of links, owner, group, size, and time of last modification.
`ls -a`	List all files and directories, including hidden ones (those whose names start with a dot).
`cd directory`	Change the current directory to `directory`.
`pwd`	Print the working directory, i.e., show the path of the current directory.
`mkdir directory`	Create a new directory named `directory`.
`rmdir directory`	Remove an empty directory named `directory`.
`rm file`	Delete a file. Use with caution as this permanently removes the file.
`rm -r directory`	Recursively remove a directory and its contents. Be very cautious with this command.
`rm -f file`	Forcefully remove a file without prompting for confirmation.
`cp source destination`	Copy the file or directory `source` to `destination`.
`cp -r source_directory destination_directory`	Recursively copy a directory and its entire subtree.
`mv source destination`	Move or rename `source` to `destination`. This command can be used for files or directories.
`touch file`	Create an empty `file` or update the access and modification times of `file` to the current time.
`cat file`	Display the content of `file` on the terminal.
`less file`	View the content of `file` one page at a time. Allows backward and forward movement through the file.
`head file`	Output the first 10 lines of `file`. Use `-n` to specify a different number of lines.
`tail file`	Output the last 10 lines of `file`. Use `-n` to specify a different number of lines. Use `-f` to follow the file's growth.
`ln -s target linkname`	Create a symbolic link named `linkname` to `target`.
`chmod permissions file`	Change the permissions of `file` to `permissions`, which can be specified in symbolic or numeric mode.
`chown user:group file`	Change the owner of `file` to `user` and the group to `group`.
`find /path/to/search -name 'filename'`	Search for files or directories within the specified path that match the given filename pattern.
`grep 'pattern' files`	Search for a specific pattern within files and output the lines that contain the pattern.
`diff file1 file2`	Compare `file1` and `file2` line by line and output the differences.
`tar -cvf archive.tar files`	Create an archive named `archive.tar` containing `files`.
`tar -xvf archive.tar`	Extract the contents of `archive.tar`.
`zip -r archive.zip files`	Create a zip archive named `archive.zip` containing `files`.
`unzip archive.zip`	Extract the contents of `archive.zip`.

This cheat sheet covers a wide range of file operation commands in Linux, from basic commands for listing and navigating directories, to more advanced operations like file searching, comparison, and archiving.

Divya Kiran Kumar reacted

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