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Merge pull request #42 from ashleyharvey/issue-27
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Copy `readme.txt` to the `documents` folder
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Copy `readme.txt` to the `documents` folder
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```shell
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```shell
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cp readme.txt documents/
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$ cp readme.txt documents/
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```
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```
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## duplicate a file
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## duplicate a file
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND DUPLICATE A FILE** :-1:
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND DUPLICATE A FILE** :-1:
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```shell
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```shell
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cp readme.txt readme.bak.txt
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$ cp readme.txt readme.bak.txt
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```
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```
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More advanced:
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More advanced:
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```shell
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```shell
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cp readme{,.bak}.txt
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$ cp readme{,.bak}.txt
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# Note: learn how the {} works with touch foo{1,2,3}.txt and
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# Note: learn how the {} works with touch foo{1,2,3}.txt and see what happens.
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see what happens.
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```
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```
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## copy a folder
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## copy a folder
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Copy `myMusic` folder to the `myMedia` folder
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Copy `myMusic` folder to the `myMedia` folder
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```shell
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```shell
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cp -a myMusic myMedia/
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$ cp -a myMusic myMedia/
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# or
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# or
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cp -a myMusic/ myMedia/myMusic/
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$ cp -a myMusic/ myMedia/myMusic/
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```
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```
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## duplicate a folder
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## duplicate a folder
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND DUPLICATE A FOLDER** :-1:
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND DUPLICATE A FOLDER** :-1:
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```shell
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```shell
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cp -a myMusic/ myMedia/
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$ cp -a myMusic/ myMedia/
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# or if `myMedia` folder doesn't exist
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# or if `myMedia` folder doesn't exist
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cp -a myMusic myMedia/
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$ cp -a myMusic myMedia/
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```
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```
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## move a file
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## move a file
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**STOP DRAG AND DROPING A FILE, OR CMD/CTRL + X, CMD/CTRL + V A FILE** :-1:
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**STOP DRAG AND DROPING A FILE, OR CMD/CTRL + X, CMD/CTRL + V A FILE** :-1:
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```shell
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```shell
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mv readme.txt documents/
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$ mv readme.txt documents/
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```
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```
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**Always** use a trailing slash when moving files, [for this reason](http://unix.stackexchange.com/a/50533).
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**Always** use a trailing slash when moving files, [for this reason](http://unix.stackexchange.com/a/50533).
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND RENAME A FILE** :-1:
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND RENAME A FILE** :-1:
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```shell
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```shell
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mv readme.txt README.md
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$ mv readme.txt README.md
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```
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```
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## move a folder
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## move a folder
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**STOP DRAG AND DROPING A FOLDER, OR CMD/CTRL + X, CMD/CTRL + V A FOLDER** :-1:
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**STOP DRAG AND DROPING A FOLDER, OR CMD/CTRL + X, CMD/CTRL + V A FOLDER** :-1:
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```shell
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```shell
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mv myMedia myMusic/
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$ mv myMedia myMusic/
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# or
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# or
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mv myMedia/ myMusic/myMedia
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$ mv myMedia/ myMusic/myMedia
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```
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```
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## rename a folder
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## rename a folder
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND RENAME A FOLDER** :-1:
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND RENAME A FOLDER** :-1:
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```shell
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```shell
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mv myMedia/ myMusic/
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$ mv myMedia/ myMusic/
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```
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```
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## merge folders
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## merge folders
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**STOP DRAG AND DROPING TO MERGE FOLDERS** :-1:
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**STOP DRAG AND DROPING TO MERGE FOLDERS** :-1:
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```shell
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```shell
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rsync -a /images/ /images2/ # note: may over-write files with the same name, so be careful!
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$ rsync -a /images/ /images2/ # note: may over-write files with the same name, so be careful!
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```
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```
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## create a new file
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## create a new file
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND CREATE A NEW FILE** :-1:
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND CREATE A NEW FILE** :-1:
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```shell
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```shell
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touch 'new file' # updates the file's access and modification timestamp if it already exists
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$ touch 'new file' # updates the file's access and modification timestamp if it already exists
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# or
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# or
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> 'new file' # note: erases the content if it already exists
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$ > 'new file' # note: erases the content if it already exists
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```
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```
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## create a new folder
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## create a new folder
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND CREATE A NEW FOLDER** :-1:
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND CREATE A NEW FOLDER** :-1:
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```shell
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```shell
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mkdir 'untitled folder'
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$ mkdir 'untitled folder'
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# or
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# or
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mkdir -p 'path/may/not/exist/untitled\ folder'
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$ mkdir -p 'path/may/not/exist/untitled\ folder'
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```
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```
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## show file/folder size
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## show file/folder size
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND SHOW FILE/FOLDER INFO** :-1:
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND SHOW FILE/FOLDER INFO** :-1:
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```shell
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```shell
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du -sh node_modules/
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$ du -sh node_modules/
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```
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```
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## show file/folder info
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## show file/folder info
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND SHOW FILE/FOLDER INFO** :-1:
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND SHOW FILE/FOLDER INFO** :-1:
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```shell
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```shell
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stat -x readme.md # on macOS
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$ stat -x readme.md # on macOS
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stat readme.md # on Linux
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$ stat readme.md # on Linux
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```
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```
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## open a file with the default program
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## open a file with the default program
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**STOP DOUBLE CLICKING ON A FILE** :-1:
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**STOP DOUBLE CLICKING ON A FILE** :-1:
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```shell
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```shell
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xdg-open file # on Linux
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$ xdg-open file # on Linux
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open file # on MacOS
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$ open file # on MacOS
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```
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```
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## zip a folder
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## zip a folder
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND COMPRESS FOLDER** :-1:
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND COMPRESS FOLDER** :-1:
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```shell
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```shell
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zip -r archive_name.zip folder_to_compress
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$ zip -r archive_name.zip folder_to_compress
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```
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```
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## unzip a folder
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## unzip a folder
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND UNCOMPRESS FOLDER** :-1:
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND UNCOMPRESS FOLDER** :-1:
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```shell
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```shell
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unzip archive_name.zip
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$ unzip archive_name.zip
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```
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```
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## peek files in a zip file
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## peek files in a zip file
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**STOP USING WinRAR** :-1:
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**STOP USING WinRAR** :-1:
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```shell
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```shell
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zipinfo archive_name.zip
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$ zipinfo archive_name.zip
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# or
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# or
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unzip -l archive_name.zip
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$ unzip -l archive_name.zip
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```
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```
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## remove a file
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## remove a file
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND DELETE A FILE PERMANENTLY** :-1:
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND DELETE A FILE PERMANENTLY** :-1:
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```shell
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```shell
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rm my_useless_file
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$ rm my_useless_file
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```
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```
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IMPORTANT: The rm command deletes my_useless_file permanently, which is equivalent to move my_useless_file to Recycle Bin and hit Empty Recycle Bin.
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IMPORTANT: The rm command deletes my_useless_file permanently, which is equivalent to move my_useless_file to Recycle Bin and hit Empty Recycle Bin.
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND DELETE A FOLDER PERMANENTLY** :-1:
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**STOP RIGHT CLICKING AND DELETE A FOLDER PERMANENTLY** :-1:
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```shell
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```shell
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rm -r my_useless_folder
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$ rm -r my_useless_folder
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```
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## list folder contents
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## list folder contents
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**STOP OPENING YOUR FINDER OR FILE EXPLORER** :-1:
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```shell
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```shell
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ls my_folder # Simple
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$ ls my_folder # Simple
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ls -la my_folder # -l: show in list format. -a: show all files, including hidden. -la combines those options.
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$ ls -la my_folder # -l: show in list format. -a: show all files, including hidden. -la combines those options.
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ls -alrth my_folder # -r: reverse output. -t: sort by time (modified). -h: output human-readable sizes.
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$ ls -alrth my_folder # -r: reverse output. -t: sort by time (modified). -h: output human-readable sizes.
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```
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```
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## tree view a folder and its subfolders
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## tree view a folder and its subfolders
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**STOP OPENING YOUR FINDER OR FILE EXPLORER** :-1:
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```shell
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```shell
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tree # on Linux
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$ tree # on Linux
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find . -print | sed -e 's;[^/]*/;|____;g;s;____|; |;g' # on MacOS
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$ find . -print | sed -e 's;[^/]*/;|____;g;s;____|; |;g' # on MacOS
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# Note: install homebrew (https://brew.sh) to be able to use (some) Linux utilities such as tree.
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# Note: install homebrew (https://brew.sh) to be able to use (some) Linux utilities such as tree.
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```
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Find all files modified more than 5 days ago
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```shell
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```
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## show a calendar
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Display a text calendar
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Display a text calendar
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```shell
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```
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Display selected month and year calendar
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Display selected month and year calendar
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```shell
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cal 11 2018
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$ cal 11 2018
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```
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```
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## find a future date
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## find a future date
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What is todays date?
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```shell
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```shell
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