Linux commands are used to create, delete files and directories

Create, delete files and directories command

learning target

• You can create folders using the Linux command

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1. Create, delete files and directories using the command

command	Explanation
touch filename	Create a file designated
mkdir directory name	Create a directory (folder)
rm filename or directory name	Delete a file or directory
rmdir directory name	Delete empty directories

FIG Effect touch command:

FIG mkdir command Effect:

rm command renderings:

rm delete the directory renderings

Description:

rm command you want to delete the directory need to add -r option , -r recursively remove the directory and its contents represent

FIG rmdir command Effect:

2. Summary

• touch means creating a file
• Create a directory mkdir representation
• rm means to delete a file or directory, delete the directory if need to use the -r option, -r recursively remove the directory and its contents represent
• means to delete empty directories rmdir