File System

• File Structure
  • Naming Directories and Files
  • Rules for Naming and Accessing Files
• List of Simple File System Commands
  • Displaying the contents of a directory: ls
  • Changing the Working Directory: cd
  • Determining Your Working Directory: pwd
  • Creating a New Directory: mkdir
  • Removing an Existing Directory: rmdir
  • Renaming a Directory: mv
  • Displaying the Contents of a File: cat, more, etc
    • Combining Files
  • Renaming a File: mv
  • Copying a File: cp
  • Creating Links ln
  • Deleting a File: rm
  • File and Directory Permissions
  • Determining Permission: ls -l
  • Changing Permission: chmod
• File Backup
  • Local Backup - ``Do it Yourself''
  • Central Backup -- ``Do it for Me''
• AFS Overview