Suse LINUX Professional 9.3 Update 00662644461625 User Manual
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6. Move
Testfile
into the subdirectory
test
with the command
mv
. To
speed this up, use the expansion function: just enter
mv T
and press
Tab
.
As long as there is no other file beginning with this letter in the directory,
the shell expands the filename and adds the string estfile. Otherwise, add a
letter or two yourself and test
the shell expands the filename and adds the string estfile. Otherwise, add a
letter or two yourself and test
Tab
each time to see whether the shell can
now expand the name. Finally, type a space then
test
after the expanded
filename and press
Enter
to execute the command.
7. At this point,
Testfile
should no longer be in the directory. Check this by
entering
ls
again.
8. To see whether the file has been successfully moved, change into the direc-
tory
test
with the command
cd test
. Now enter
ls
again. You should
see
Testfile
in the listing. Change back to your home directory at any
point by entering only
cd
.
9. To make a copy of a file, use
cp
. For instance, enter
cp Testfile
Testbackup
to copy
Testfile
to
Testbackup
. Once again, the com-
mand
ls
can be used to see whether both files are in the directory.
19.1.4
Specifying Paths
When working with files or directories, it is important specify the correct path.
However, you do not need to enter the entire (absolute) path from the root direc-
tory to the respective file. You can start from the current directory. Address your
home directory directly with
However, you do not need to enter the entire (absolute) path from the root direc-
tory to the respective file. You can start from the current directory. Address your
home directory directly with
~
. This means that there are two ways to list the file
Testfile
in the directory
test
: by entering the relative path with
ls test
or
by specifying the absolute path with
ls ~/test
.
To list the contents of home directories of other users, enter
ls ~username
. In
the above-mentioned directory tree, one of the sample users is
tux
. In this case,
ls ~tux
would list the contents of the home directory of
tux
.
Refer to the current directory with a dot. The next higher level in the tree is repre-
sented by two dots. By entering
sented by two dots. By entering
ls ..
, see the contents of the parent directory of
the current directory. The command
ls ../..
shows the contents of the direc-
tory two levels higher in the hierarchy.
Second Example: Working with Paths
Here is another example to illustrate how to move around in the directories of
your SUSE LINUX system.
your SUSE LINUX system.
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19.1. Introduction to Bash