I've already listed what I believe are the 5 Linux commands every user should learn, all of which are also related to file and folder management. The list, however, doesn't end there.

cd: Change directory. This is the bread and butter of navigation. Whether I'm jumping to my home directory (cd ~) or moving up a level (cd ..), cd is my most-used command. ls: List directory contents.

Fortunately, these Linux commands make it fairly easy to download files from a local or remote location. I'm going to show you three: wget, curl, and scp. 1. wget The wget command is my go-to for ...

The command find . -type f will recursively list all regular files starting with the current directory while find ~nemo -type f -empty will find empty files in Nemo’s home directory.

The comm command on Linux systems can compare file or directory contents and display the differences in a clear and useful way. Think of “comm” not so much as a reference to “compare” as ...

Linux, an open-source operating system known for its powerful command-line interface, offers multiple ways to accomplish this task. In this article, we'll explore various techniques to count files in ...

find / -path /proc -prune -false -o -name 'dev.conf' What that command does is search the entire filesystem for a file named dev.conf, but leaves out the /proc directory in the process.

This how-to guide takes you through the process of zipping files using the Ubuntu distro's user-friendly Files application and delves into the Linux command line interface for advanced users.

For example, if you’re hiding directories or files in the root directory, issue the command: sudo nano /.hidden Say, for example, you want to hide the /opt folder.