LoveEspresso@cafe.coffee-break.cc to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWhat are the fun ways to learn and master the file management system in Linux ?message-squaremessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat are the fun ways to learn and master the file management system in Linux ?LoveEspresso@cafe.coffee-break.cc to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoAre you referring to how to manipulate files, or more what the various files and folders do?
minus-squareLoveEspresso@cafe.coffee-break.ccOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoHad no idea that it was such a huge topic :)) Let’s start off with something very simple : how to track a particular file existing in your system ?
minus-squareurushitan 漆たん@kakera.kintsugi.moelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agofind / -iname "filename" 2>/dev/null Find a file by (case insensitive) file name. Search the whole filesystem (/). Pipe errors to /dev/null (since it will output permission denied errors trying access directories you don’t have access to, among other things)
Are you referring to how to manipulate files, or more what the various files and folders do?
Had no idea that it was such a huge topic :))
Let’s start off with something very simple : how to track a particular file existing in your system ?
find / -iname "filename" 2>/dev/nullFind a file by (case insensitive) file name. Search the whole filesystem (/). Pipe errors to /dev/null (since it will output permission denied errors trying access directories you don’t have access to, among other things)