Linux basics · part 6 of 8 · Working with files: mkdir, touch, cp, mv, rm, cat

On Linux, delete means gone?

Asha's home folder is a little tree: folders grow (mkdir), empty files drop in (touch), a note opens (cat), a twin slides out (cp), a photo travels the branches (mv) and cards turn to dust (rm, rm -r), while a real terminal types each command. Then Toy Story 2's lost files come back from one copy at home. Turn the knob to step through the commands.

What you turn: Command

The reel

The full lesson · 8:34

The long version

The same idea, slower: more examples, and pauses to try each step yourself.