Directories give a hierarchy to files and therefore learning commands for their manipulation is important as well:
- New empty directories can be created using the
mkdir
command. This can also create directories within existing directories, called sub-directories. - Again, the contents of a directory can be listed using the
ls
command. - A directory can be deleted using the
rm
command with the-r
recursive flag to also delete any files it may contain.
Instructions
Using the command line, create a new directory called dinner
using the command mkdir dinner
.
Verify that this new directory has been created using the command ls
to list all the files in the current directory.
Create 2 more directories within the dinner
folder using the command:
mkdir dinner/entree dinner/dessert
Verify the beginnings of this hierarchical tree structure using the ls -R
command.
Create a variety of files within these new folders using the command:
touch dinner/entree/turkey dinner/entree/fish dinner/dessert/cake dinner/dessert/pudding
Verify the full hierarchical tree structure using the ls -R
command.
Delete the dinner
directory using the command rm -r dinner
.