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Lesson 6.4: Creating and destroying files and directories
Finally, let’s look at creating and destroying file and directories, as well as taking a closer look at the mount command.
Create a new empty file
To create a new empty file, go to where you want the file to be and type:
$ touch
The “ touch ” command actually updates a file’s “last accessed” time to the current time and date, but if such a file doesn’t already exist then it will create a new file of that name, with a file size of 0.
To find out more about the “touch” command, see its Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_(Unix)
touch Update the named file’s access time and modification time (and dates) to the current time and date. If a file doesn’t exist then a new file will be created with a file size of 0.
Create a new empty directory
To create a new directory, go to where you want the directory to be and type:
$ mkdir
To find out more about “ mkdir ” command, see its Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mkdir
mkdir Create one or more directories in the current location.
Remove a file
To delete a file, go that file's location and type:
$ rm
To find out more about the “ rm ” command, see its Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rm_%28Unix%29
rm Remove (delete) one or more files in the current location.
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