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Before we explore the commands used to manipulate the Linux environment, we should take a quick look at the structure of the environment itself. Microsoft Windows users will find the Linux file system to be a familiar structure because it is basically the same. You can think of a Linux file system as an upside-down tree. See the diagram to the right. Okay, so it doesn't look a lot like a tree, but try to keep an open mind. In this diagram, dogs and cats are directories. Dogs contains three files, while cats contains two files. Click the right arrow.
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Where learning Linux is easy
Module 1 Introduction
Directory Structure
List Directory
View File Contents
Create Directory
Move and Rename File
Change Directory
Get Current Location
Quiz 1
End of Module 1
Module 2 Introduction
Pathnames
Copy File
Remove File
Remove Directory
File Security
Change File Permissions
Wildcards
Groups Memberships
Quiz 2
End of Module 2
Module 3 Introduction
Home Directories
Manual Pages
User Information
Find File
Concatenate Files
Redirect Output
Print
Print Job Status
Cancel Print Job
Quiz 3
End of Module 3
Module 4 Introduction
Copy Tree
Disk Space
Remove Tree
Process Status
Pipe Output
Pattern Matching
Kill Process
Quiz 4
Conclusion