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 ==== Copy Files and Directories ==== ==== 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 ==== ==== 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 ==== ==== Delete Files ====
  
-  * ''rm <file>''delete files+  * ''rm <file>''deletes ''file''
  
 ==== View contents of Files ==== ==== View contents of Files ====
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 ===== Printing Files ===== ===== Printing Files =====
  
-To print from the command-line, you can use the ''lpr'' command.  **Do not try to print PDF files or images this way.**  The syntax of the print command is ''lpr -P<printername> filename''.  For example:+To print from the command-line, you can use the ''lpr'' command.  **Do not try to print PDF files or images this way.**  The syntax of the print command is  
 + 
 +  lpr -P<printername> filename 
 + 
 +For example:
   lpr -Pcslab test.py   lpr -Pcslab test.py
      
 The printer name is ''cslab'' when you're in P405 or ''advlab'' if you're in P413. The printer name is ''cslab'' when you're in P405 or ''advlab'' if you're in P413.
 +
 The command ''lpr'' means to print the file. The option 'P' says which printer to use (one of the CS lab printers), and the argument says which file to print--in this case ''test.py''. The command ''lpr'' means to print the file. The option 'P' says which printer to use (one of the CS lab printers), and the argument says which file to print--in this case ''test.py''.
 +
 +
 +===== Creating Printable Files =====
 +
 +To create a condensed, printable file of your lab, use the ''printLab.sh'' command.
 +
 +The syntax of the command is
 +
 +  printLab.sh <path_to_lab_directory>
 +  
 +For example, if you're in your ''labs'' directory, to print lab1, you'd write
 +
 +  printLab.sh lab1
 +  
 +  
 +===== 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.
 +
 +
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