Manipulate files and directories

Linux sysadmins regularly create, modify, and delete files and directories. The following tasks require you to manage files and directories.

Copy the $/$opt$/$files directory and its contents to your home directory by using the cp command.

Change to the files directory.

Verify there are eight files, four of which are named as $.$txt$.$

Did you copy the $/$opt$/$files directory and its contents to your home directory?

Create directories and files

Next, create a new directory and populate it with files.

Type cd to change back to the root user's home directory.

Create a new directory named documents in your home directory.

Move all the text files from the files directory into the documents directory.

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Use the mv command to move files.

Verify that the files with a $.$txt name are no longer in the files directory.

Did you create the documents directory in your home directory and move all $.$txt files into it$?$

Remove directories and files

Delete the documents directory and its contents as it is no longer needed.

Use the cd command to change to the root user's home directory.

Remove the documents directory and all of its contents.

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Adding $-$r to the rm command allows the deletion of non$-$empty directories. Note that this is the rm command and not the rmdir command.

Select y to confirm each deletion.

Did you remove the documents directory and its contents from your home directory?