You should now see the file test1.txt. ls. 3. Copy the test1.txt file and rename it to test2.txt. This copies the item into the same directory as the original but into a new file. cp test1.txt ...

The same thing can be used to copy files from Windows and paste them on the Linux machine. Whether it is audio, video, document, or anything else, you can make a copy of that via this guide.

You might find yourself on a GUI-less Linux server and need to make a backup of a configuration file or copy a data directory. Trust me, at some point you’re going to need to be able to do this ...

In a recent post, we looked at how to identify and locate files that are hard links (i.e., that point to the same disk content and share inodes). In this post, we’ll check out commands for ...

You can run a series of Linux commands to copy multiple files to a folder or copy a single file to multiple folders, but you can save time and trouble by using xargs, loops and scripts.

Another free program, WinSCP, also lets you transfer files in much the same way as PuTTY. Unlike PuTTY's command line that uses commands you type, WinSCP has a convenient and easy-to-use graphical ...

After you specify the container name or ID, simply provide the full path to the file you want to copy, and then provide the name of the destination folder on the host system. By default, the file ...

With Linux there are so many ways to synchronize and/or backup files over a network. For many, rsync and scp are the de facto standard. There is, of course, another option–one you’ve likely ...

To find files containing a specific text string using the find command, you can utilize the following syntax: find /path/to/directory -type f -exec grep -l "text string" {} \; /path/to/directory ...