mattybigback / Linux-Primer

Documenting common Linux tasks that are useful to developers

Linux Primer

Documentation for common Linux tasks that are useful for developers and system admins.

Conventions

Code blocks beginning with symbols are commands. The symbols have the following meanings:

$	Linux shell (BASH etc), standard user
#	Linux shell (BASH etc), priviliged user (sudo or root)
PS	Windows Powershell
\>	Windows Command Prompt

<foo>       Required Parameter
[<BAR>]     Optional Parameter

Chapters

Files - Create, Read, Update, Delete

• Create a new empty file
• Create a new directory
• View the contents of a file
• Move files or directories
• Rename a file or directory
• Copy files and directories
• Copy a single file
• Copy files from one directory to another
• Copy an entire directory from one location to another
• Copy a file while preserving attributes
• Delete files and directories
• Delete an empty directory
• Delete a directory and all of its contents
• Force delete file(s)

Access Control - Permissions and Ownership

• File and directory permissions
  • Permission Types
  • File Ownership
• Changing ownership and permissions
  • Change Owner
  • Change Group
  • Change Mode
    • Symbolic permissions
    • Octal permissions
  • Recursive Operations