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Copy `readme.txt` to the `documents` folder
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```
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```shell
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cp readme.txt documents/
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```
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**STOP RIGHT CLICK AND DUPLICATE A FILE**
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```
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```shell
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cp readme.txt readme.bak.txt
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```
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@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ cp readme.txt readme.bak.txt
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Copy `myMusic` folder to the `myMedia` folder
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```
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```shell
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cp -a myMusic myMedia/
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# or
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cp -a myMusic/ myMedia/myMusic/
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**STOP RIGHT CLICK AND DUPLICATE A FOLDER**
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```
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```shell
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cp -a myMusic/ myMedia/
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# or if `myMedia` folder doesn't exist
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cp -a myMusic myMedia/
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@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ cp -a myMusic myMedia/
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**STOP DRAG AND DROP A FILE, OR CTRL + X, CTRL + V A FILE**
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```
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```shell
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mv readme.txt documents/
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```
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@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ mv readme.txt documents/
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**STOP RIGHT CLICK AND RENAME A FILE**
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```
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```shell
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mv readme.txt README.md
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```
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**STOP DRAG AND DROP A FOLDER, OR CTRL + X, CTRL + V A FOLDER**
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```
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```shell
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mv myMedia myMusic/
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# or
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mv myMedia/ myMusic/myMedia
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**STOP RIGHT CLICK AND RENAME A FOLDER**
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```
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```shell
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mv myMedia/ myMusic/
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```
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**STOP DRAG AND DROP TO MERGE FOLDERS**
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```
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```shell
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rsync -a /images/ /images2/
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```
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@@ -129,11 +129,9 @@ rsync -a /images/ /images2/
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**STOP RIGHT CLICK AND CREATE A NEW FILE**
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```
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```shell
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touch 'new file'
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```
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or
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```
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# or
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> 'new file'
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```
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@@ -141,13 +139,9 @@ or
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**STOP RIGHT CLICK AND CREATE A NEW FOLDER**
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```
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```shell
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mkdir 'untitled folder'
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```
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or
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```
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# or
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mkdir -p 'path/may/not/exist/untitled folder'
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```
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**STOP RIGHT CLICK AND SHOW FILE/FOLDER INFO**
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```
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```shell
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stat -x readme.md
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```
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or
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```
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# or
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du -sh readme.md
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```
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@@ -169,16 +159,16 @@ du -sh readme.md
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**STOP DOUBLE CLICKING A FILE**
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```
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open file # on macOS
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```shell
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xdg-open file # on Linux
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open file # on MacOS
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```
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## <a id="zipfolder"></a>zip a folder
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**STOP RIGHT CLICK AND COMPRESS FOLDER**
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```
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```shell
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zip -r archive_name.zip folder_to_compress
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```
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**STOP RIGHT CLICK AND UNCOMPRESS FOLDER**
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```
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```shell
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unzip archive_name.zip
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```
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**STOP RIGHT CLICK AND DELETE A FILE PERMANENTLY**
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```
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```shell
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rm my_useless_file
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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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## <a id="removefolder"></a>remove a folder
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**STOP RIGHT CLICK AND DELETE A FOLDER PERMANENTLY**
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```
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```shell
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rm -r my_useless_folder
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```
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**STOP OPENING YOUR FINDER OR FILE EXPLORER**
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```
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```shell
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ls -la my_folder
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```
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## <a id="treeview"></a>tree view a folder and its subfolders
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**STOP OPENING YOUR FINDER OR FILE EXPLORER**
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```
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```shell
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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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```
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## <a id="findfile"></a>find a stale file
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**STOP USING YOUR FILE EXPLORER TO FIND A FILE**
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Find all files modified more than 5 days ago
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```bash
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```shell
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find my_folder -mtime +5
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```
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@@ -238,7 +231,7 @@ find my_folder -mtime +5
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Display a text calendar
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```
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```shell
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cal
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```
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@@ -248,15 +241,15 @@ cal
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What is todays date?
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```
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```shell
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date +%m/%d/%Y
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```
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What about a week from now?
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```bash
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date -d "+7 days" # On Linux
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date -j -v+7d # On MacOS
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```shell
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date -d "+7 days" # on Linux
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date -j -v+7d # on MacOS
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```
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## <a id="calculator"></a>use a calculator
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@@ -265,7 +258,7 @@ date -j -v+7d # On MacOS
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Want to use a calculator?
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```
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```shell
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bc
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```
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**STOP FORCE QUITE A PROGRAM USING GUI**
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```
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```shell
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killall program_name
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```
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