Gnu/coreutils/Basic-operations
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11 Basic operations
This chapter describes the commands for basic file manipulation: copying, moving (renaming), and deleting (removing).
• cp invocation | Copy files. | |
• dd invocation | Convert and copy a file. | |
• install invocation | Copy files and set attributes. | |
• mv invocation | Move (rename) files. | |
• rm invocation | Remove files or directories. | |
• shred invocation | Remove files more securely. |