Unix for Advanced Users

6. Manipulating Files

• 6.1. How do I create files?
  6.1.1. vi
  6.1.2. touch
  6.1.3. I/O redirection
  6.1.4. echo
  6.1.5. ln
• 6.2. How do I view files and file parameters?
  6.2.1. vi - the default Unix editor
  6.2.2. It's the head or tail of a cat, more or less
  
  6.2.2.1 cat
  6.2.2.2 more
  6.2.2.3 less
  6.2.2.4 head
  6.2.2.5 tail
  6.2.3. file
  6.2.4. ls, wc
  
• 6.3. How do I move, copy, and delete files?
  6.3.1. mv
  6.3.2. cp
  6.3.3. rm
  
• 6.4. File ownership and permissions:
  6.4.1. Listing ownsership and permissions
  6.4.2. chown
  6.4.3. chmod
  6.4.4. umask
  6.4.5. SUID, SGID files
  6.4.6. What's the sticky bit?
• 6.5. How do I compare files?
  6.5.1. diff
  6.5.2. patch
  6.5.3. cmp
  
• 6.6. How do I unpack this file?
  6.6.1. Compressed files
  
  6.6.1.1. File names ending with .gz, -gz, .Z, .z, -z, _z, .zip, .tgz, and .taz: gunzip
  6.6.1.2. File names ending with .Z: uncompress
  6.6.1.3. File names ending with .zip: unzip
  
  6.6.2. Archive files
  
  6.6.2.1. File names ending with .tar, .tgz, and .taz: tar
  6.6.2.2. File names ending with .cpio: cpio
  
• 6.7. Miscellany:
  6.7.1 sort
  6.7.2 spell
  6.7.3 uniq
  6.7.4 tr
  
• 6.8. Printing