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--- labs:unix_basics [2013/09/11 15:26] – [Changing Your Password] admin
+++ labs:unix_basics [2024/09/03 20:34] (current) – [Basic Unix Commands] admin
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   > man ls
-[[http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/xkcd/dabb/|A Linux Cheat Shirt]]
 ===== Directory Access/Manipulation =====
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 ==== Copy Files and Directories ====
-  * ''cp <source> <destination>'' - copy files
+To make a copy of a file (''source'') and name it ''destination'':
-   To copy the contents of a directory, use the ''-r'' option.  For example,
-  cp -r <source> <destination>
+  cp <source> <destination>
+For example
+  cp myfile.txt myfilecopy.txt
+To copy a directory and its contents, use the ''-r'' option.  ''-r'' means //recursively//.  For example,
+  cp -r my_src_directory destination_directory
 ==== Move or Rename Files ====
-  * ''mv <source> <destination>'' - move or rename files
+Use the ''mv'' command to move or rename files:
+  * ''mv <source> <destination>''
+If the destination is a directory, then the file(s) are moved into that directory.
+For example, to rename ''myfile.txt'' to ''newname.txt'', run
+  mv myfile.txt newname.txt
 ==== Delete Files ====
-  * ''rm <file>'' - delete files
+  * ''rm <file>'' - deletes ''file''
 ==== View contents of Files ====
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+===== Changing Your Password =====
+To change your password, use the ''passwd'' command.
+An example run will look something like:
+  > passwd
+  Changing password for username.
+  Old Password:
+  New Password:
+  Retype new password:
+  passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
+Note that what you type for the passwords does not show up on the screen for your security.