Basic LINUX - 3 Posted by MOHAMMED ABDUL HAMEED on 8:37 AM

5. To create a file

[root@database ~]# cat > file1
hi how are you

6. To see file content

[root@database ~]# cat file1
hi how are you


7. To append a file

[root@database ~]  cat >> file1
iam fine, it is very nice

[root@database ~] cat file1 file2 >> file3 #redirecting output to file3

[root@database ~] cat file3

8. To create a file using touch command

@ Touch - The touch command is the easiest way to create new, empty files.

[root@database ~]# touch f1 f2 f3 f4

[root@database ~]# ls

9. Creating a single directory

[root@database ~]# mkdir dir

10. Creating multiple directories

[root@database ~]# mkdir dir1 dir2 dir3 dir4

[root@database ~]# ls

anaconda-ks.cfg  dir   dir2  dir4  f2  f4     file2  install.log       
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