Chapter 6: Directories for Fun and Profit
Overview
In This Chapter
Defining a directory
Getting to the right directory
Defining a home directory
Making a new directory
Erasing a directory
Renaming a directory
Moving a file from one directory to another
Organizing your files
A map of UNIX
Files are great — they’re where you store all your important information, as well as where UNIX itself and all your programs are stored. UNIX systems have, in fact, tens of thousands of files, even before you create a single one. Imagine typing your ls command and getting a list of 10,000 filenames. Not pretty (or fast).To avoid this situation, UNIX has things called directories, which enable you to divide your files into groups. This chapter explains how to organize your UNIX files into directories and how to find things after you have done so.