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labs:unix_basics [2016/09/15 20:10] – [Changing Your Password] adminlabs:unix_basics [2017/03/15 16:07] (current) – [Move or Rename Files] admin
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   cp <source> <destination>   cp <source> <destination>
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 +For example
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 +  cp myfile.txt myfilecopy.txt
  
 To copy a directory and its contents, use the ''-r'' option.  ''-r'' means //recursively// For example,  To copy a directory and its contents, use the ''-r'' option.  ''-r'' means //recursively// For example, 
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 If the destination is a directory, then the file(s) are moved into that directory. If the destination is a directory, then the file(s) are moved into that directory.
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 +For example, to rename ''myfile.txt'' to ''newname.txt'', run
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 +  mv myfile.txt newname.txt
 ==== Delete Files ==== ==== Delete Files ====
  
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 Note that what you type for the passwords does not show up on the screen for your security. Note that what you type for the passwords does not show up on the screen for your security.
  
-===== ssh ===== 
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-ssh (**s**ecure **sh**ell) allows you to log into another machine and run your programs from there. 
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-To ssh to another machine, you can simply type 
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-  ssh -XY othermachinename 
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-The ''-XY'' allows your machine to display GUIs executing on another machine. 
  
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