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The <command>cp</command> command makes a copy of a file. For example, type: <screen>cp foo bar</screen> to make an exact copy of <filename>foo</filename> and name it <filename>bar</filename>. <filename>foo</filename> will be unchanged.
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The <command>mv</command> command moves a file to a different location or will rename a file. Examples are as follows: <screen>mv foo bar</screen> will rename the file <filename>foo</filename> to <filename>bar</filename>. <screen>mv foo ~/Desktop</screen> will move the file <filename>foo</filename> to your <filename class="directory">Desktop</filename> directory but will not rename it.
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Located in
basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:187(para)
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<command>rm</command> is used to delete files. <screen>rm foo</screen> deletes the file <filename>foo</filename> from the current directory.
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Located in
basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:201(para)
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By default, <command>rm</command> will not remove directories. To remove a directory, you must use the <command>-R</command> option. For example, <screen>rm -R foobar</screen> will remove the directory foobar, <emphasis role="strong">and all of its contents!</emphasis>
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Located in
basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:206(para)
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The <command>mkdir</command> command allows you to create directories. For example, typing: <screen>mkdir music</screen> will create a directory named <filename class="directory">music</filename> in the current directory.
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basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:216(para)
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The <command>df</command> command displays filesystem disk space usage for all partitions. <screen>df -h</screen> will give information using megabytes (M) and gigabytes (G) instead of blocks (<emphasis role="strong">-h</emphasis> means "human-readable").
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basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:230(para)
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The <command>free</command> command displays the amount of free and used memory in the system. <screen>free -m</screen> will give the information using megabytes, which is probably most useful for current computers.
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Located in
basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:241(para)
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The <command>top</command> command displays information on your GNU/Linux system, running processes and system resources, including CPU, RAM & swap usage and total number of tasks being run. To exit <application>top</application>, press <keycap>q</keycap>.
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Located in
basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:252(para)
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The <command>uname</command> command with the <emphasis role="strong">-a</emphasis> option, prints all system information, including machine name, kernel name & version, and a few other details. Most useful for checking which kernel you're using.
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Located in
basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:263(para)
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The <command>lsb_release</command> command with the <emphasis role="strong">-a</emphasis> option prints version information for the Linux release you're running. For example, typing: <screen>lsb_release -a</screen> will give you: <screen> 
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 9.04
Release: 9.04
Codename: jaunty</screen> |
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Start a new line in the equivalent position in the translation.
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represents a space character.
Enter a space in the equivalent position in the translation.
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