It can also create a complex directory and subdirectory structure with a command like the one below. The -p argument tells the command to create the base directory if it doesn’t already exist.

I love Linux, but I don't understand the directory structure of the file system. It seems to me that this is one area where Windows has Linux beat.

When a Linux system boots, one of the initial boot processes cleans out all of the files in the /tmp directory. The /var/tmp directory, on the other hand, does not get cleaned out between reboots, so ...

Other Directories in Windows and Linux Program and system files in Windows are always saved in the C: drive. In Linux, the program and system files are found in two different directories. The boot ...

These device files are found in the /dev folder. As our first example, lets use a real world example of accessing your Windows files from a floppy in Linux.

Also: The first 5 Linux commands every new user should learn During your lifetime with Linux, you may use 1% of those commands. For file and folder management, that number dwindles.

by Adam Harvey When using Linux, you will see words such as 'shell', 'grep', and 'process'. Engineer Carl Riis has learned the meaning and mechanism of such basic Linux terms from various websites ...

Jack Wallen is back with another Linux 101 tip. This time around he shows you how to list files and folders from the command line.