Working with files¶

The following commands are related to files and directories manipulation. Some allow you to only gather information, while others let you actually manipulate and change them:

A Word About Command Safety¶

Informational commands are non-destructive by nature, they provide information without actule making any changes to the files (storage). That's why they're safe to use. These commands will be marked with the following tag:

On the other hand, some of the File Manipulation commands, if used incorrectly, will lead to data loss. That's why some of them can only be used by the super user (root). I'll mark those with the following tag:

Informational CommandsFile Manipulation Commands

Command	Description
`df`	The Disk Free command.
`lsblk`	The List Block command.
`du` / `ncdu`	Disk usage analyzers.
`tree`	Displays directory structure as a tree.
`ls`	Lists directory contents.

THINK BEFORE YOU ACT !!

Some of these commands are potentially destructive! Be careful, triple-check the commands before pressing the Enter key.

Command	Description
`cd`	Changes the current working directory.
`rsync`	Syncs files and directories locally or remotely.
`mv`	Moves or renames files and directories.
`rm`	Removes files or directories.