Main index

Introducing UNIX and Linux


Files

Overview
The UNIX directory hierarchy
Filesystems
Manipulating files
      Creating directories
      Creating files
      links
      'Dot' files
Protecting files
      Groups
      File access control
      Changing privileges
File contents
      Text files
      Comparing files
      Filtering files
      Non-text files
Printing files
File archives and file compression
Other relevant commands
Summary
Exercises

Overview

This chapter introduces

  • the UNIX file structure;
  • common commands which deal with files; and
  • the UNIX file access and security mechanisms.

This chapter concentrates on the basic information you need to know about UNIX files and the utilities that relate to them.


Copyright © 2002 Mike Joy, Stephen Jarvis and Michael Luck