Copying files and directories using the Linux command line is efficient and can be used while sitting at the machine or when accessing a system remotely.

Easy. Let me show you how. How to open a terminal in a specific directory Open your file manager on the Linux desktop and navigate to the directory you need to work in.

Once upon a time, using Linux without the terminal was unthinkable. Now? For average users, the terminal is totally optional.

With this time-saving shortcut, you can open a new Terminal window from any folder simply by selecting it from the context menu.

Terminal users may find it useful to open the current Finder window in the Terminal <i>and</i> open the current Terminal working directory in the Finder. Some options.

Right-click on any folder in Finder, go to the Services menu, and select New Terminal at Folder. This will open a Terminal window with the current directory set to the folder you selected.

The Linux Terminal app lets you run Linux apps on your Android device, but how do you access files from Android? Here's how.

Open the Linux terminal app and make sure you install SSH (as described in the article above). Once you've done that, connect to the remote machine in question (which creates the .ssh folder for you).

File counting in a directory is a common task that many users might need to perform. It could be for administrative purposes, understanding disk usage, or organizing files in a systematic manner.