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Safety first: the -i switch • Prompt before overwriting or deleting files • Use the-i switch • “cp-i” and...

Moving files ■ mv • Warning: will silently overwrite existing files! • Arguments: a source filename and a target...

Getting Help Manual Pages • command: “man” • “man Is” • “man cd” • “man man” Using the manual...

Deleting files ■ rm • Warning: will delete files permanently. • rm a • rm a b c •...

About filenames Filenames can contain just about anything • Except/ • Hidden files start with a dot Case sensitivity...