Managing Files Flashcards
(91 cards)
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basic skills for managing files
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- create
- delete
- move
- rename
- archive
- manipulate via scripts
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Restrict non-alphanumeric characters in file naming to…
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_
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Special use characters for filenames
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* ? / \ " `
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True or False: Linux filenames are case-insensitive
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False
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Special filenames
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- single dot (.) refers to current directory
- double dot (..) refers to parent directory
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wildcard ?
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stands for a single character
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wildcard *
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matches zero or more characters
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wildcard []
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match any character in the set of characters within the square brackets
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wildcard range
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match any character within the range
i.e. b[a-z]ck matches back, buck, and other four letter names
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common file manipulation commands
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- ls
- cp
- mv
- rm
- touch
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command ls
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syntax: ls [OPTION]… [FILE]…
- displays the names of files in a directory
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ls switches
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- a displays all files including dot files
- -color produces color-coded listing differentiating directories, symbolic links, files, and more
- d lists only directory name
- l long listing including information such as the file’s permission string owner, group, size, and creation date
- f appends an indicator code to end of each name to display type of file
- r displays sub-contents recursively
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command cp
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- copies and with wildcards
syntax: cp [OPTION]… SOURCE… DIRECTORY
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cp switches
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- a archive option similar to -R but preserves ownership and copies links
- f force without prompting
- i prompt before overwrite
- p preserves ownership and permissions if possible
- r copy directories recursively
- u copy only when the SOURCE file is newer than the destination file or when the destination file is missing
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command mv
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move - commonly used to move files and directories from one location to another or to rename them
syntax: mv [OPTION]… SOURCE… DIRECTORY
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mv switches
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- b back up destination file like –backup but does not accept an argument
- f do not prompt before overwriting
- i prompt before overwrite
- n do not overwrite an existing file
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options which do not apply to mv
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- -preserve
- -recursive
- -archive
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best practice for mv command
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use trailing slash (/) to avoid typos like renaming a file instead of moving to a directory
(i.e.
mv document.doc important/purchases/ moves to directory
mv document.doc important/puchases renames to purchases)
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command rm
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remove
syntax: rm {options] files
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rm switches
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- r recursive, will remove each listed directory along with contents
- d remove empty directories
- f force no prompt
note: by default rm does not remove directories.
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command touch
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set modification and access time to current time
syntax: touch [options] files
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touch switches
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- a access time
- m modification time
- c do not create file
- t specify a timestamp
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common file archiving commands
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- tar
- cpio
- Dd
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command tar
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- tape archiver
- tar [options] Archive File
(i. e. tar cvfz /media/document.tgz /my_archive) - without z, no compression
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tar switches
- c create a new archive
- v verbose list of processed files
- f following is archive name
- z filter archive through gzip
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tarball
files rolled up into one package
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command cpio
copy files to and from archives
- cpio [options] archive
(i. e. find ./my-work | cpio -o | gzip > /media/archivename
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cpio switches
- o create , copy out mode
- i extract, copy in mode
- p pass-through, combines copy-out and copy-in
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command Dd
low level copying program to copy input device file to output file
- dd [options]
backs up entire partition including empty space, which means removed files still remaining on disk are copied (removing a file initially only removes pointer to that file)
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dd switches
- if=inputFile
| - of=outputFile
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links
- links are like shortcuts, giving a file multiple identities
- hard links
- soft links (symbolic links)
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command ln
manage links
| syntax: ln [options] sourceFile linkName
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ln switches
- f force remove any existing files that have the target link name
- i interactive prompt before replacing existing files and links
- s create symbolic link
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command mkdir
syntax: mkdir [options] directoryName(s)
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mkdir switches
- m mode causes new directory to have a specified permission expressed as an octal number
- p creates parent directories
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rmdir
not as good as rm -r
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foundations of security
- file ownership
| - file permissions
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two tiers of file ownership
- individual
| - group
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assess file ownership
ls -l
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file creator gets what permission
individual owner of file
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command chown
- superuser can use this to change a file's owner
- syntax: chown [options] [newowner][:newgroup] filenames
- cannot emit both newowner and newgroup
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command chgrp
- root and ordinary users can use this to change a file's group
- regular users may only change the group to a group in which they reside
- syntax: chgrp [options] newgroup filenames
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command chmod
- modify file's permissions
- syntax: chmod [options] [mode[,mode...]] filename
- octal or symbolic modes
- octal permissions for setting an absolute permission
- symbolic permissions for making a simple change or changes to many files without affecting other permissions
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command chattr
alters attributes of a file
| syntax: chattr [ -RVf ] [ -v version ] [ mode ] files
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set default mode and group
umask
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expression of a permission as a number
- 9-bit number
| - 3 base-8 numbers, each 3 bits in length
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execute bit is used differently by...
- directories
- allows searching of directory contents
-
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set user ID (SUID)
used along with executable files, forces linux to run program with permissions of the owner rather than permissions of the user who runs the program
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set group ID (SGID)
runs a program in the context of the group of the file
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execute bit is used differently by...
- directories
| - allows searching of directory contents
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indentifier of a SUID program
's' in the owner's execute bit of the permission string (i.e. rwsr-xr-x)
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identifier of a SGID program
's' in the group's execute bit position in the permission string (i.e. rwxr-sr-x)
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acl
access control list
| - replaces group to allow us to apply multiple permissions
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default group
user's primary group
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command umask
- configure default permissions
- most distributions use a default umask of 002 or 022
- umask -s produces the umask expressed symbolically
- syntax: umask [symbols] or umask [numeric expression] (i.e. umask u-x,g=r,o+w or umask 022)
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chattr switches
- a sets append mode, allowing only writing that appends to document
- c compressed mode, kernal compresses written data and uncompresses when read
- i immutable mode, can't be deleted, links to it can't be created, and file can't be renamed
- j data journaling for all data written to file
- s secure deletion, kernel zeros the data blocks upon deletion
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linux quota system
disk space limits for individual users and groups
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quota system requirements
- filesystem support
- enabling option via kernel
- modify /etc/fstab entries for every partition
- add usrquota filesystem mount to employ user quotas
- add grpquota option to use group quotas
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filesystems which support quota system
- ext2fs
- ext3fs
- reiserfs
- jfs
- xfs
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set a quota
- edquota
| starts the Vi editor on a temporary config file (/etc/quotatab)
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soft quota and grace period
warning about limit for a grace period, beyond which user is set back to their soft limit forcibly without necessarily reaching the hard quota
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FHS
Filesystem Heirarchy System is a standard to define the layout of files on unix-like OSs
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important directories
- /boot
- /etc
- /sbin
- /bin
- /lib
- /usr
- /usr/local
- /usr/X11r6
- /opt
- /home
- /root
- /var
- /tmp
- /mnt
- /media
- /dev
- /proc
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/ directory
root
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/boot directory
static and unshareable files related to the low level initial booting of the computer
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/etc directory
higher level startup and config files, usually pointing to services
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/bin directory
critical executable files accessible to all users and constitute the most important command to use
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/bin directory
critical executable files accessible to all users and constitute the most important command to use
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/sbin directory
programs normally run only by admin
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/lib directory
contains program libraries
| - /lib/modules contains a subset of kernel modules
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/usr directory
hosts all computer programs, shareable and static, can be mounted read-only and shared with other users
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/usr/local directory
- hosts files that an admin installs locally, safe from automatic software upgrades
- can be split off on own partition to protect from OS reinstallation
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/usrx11r6 directory
files related to the x window system
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/opt directory
like /usr, hosts readymade packages that don't ship with the OS, static and shareable
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/home directory
hosts user specific data
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/root directory
home directory for root user
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/var directory
hosts transient files, often put in its own partition except on user workstation
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/tmp directory
- hosts temporary files created by programs
| - often good to put in its own partition to easily cleanup after troubled programs
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/mnt directory
mount removable media
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/media directory
like /mnt but with subdirectories for specific media types
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/dev directory
hosts device files
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/proc directory
virtual filesystem mostly read only and used for hardware info typically
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common tools for locating files
- find
- locate
- whereis
- which
- type
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common tools for locating files
- find
- locate
- whereis
- which
- type
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command find
- brute force
| - slow but flexible and reliable
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command locate
- find file by name only
- database, so faster but must be updated (updatedb)
- slocate doesn't find files you don't have permission to see
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command whereis
- searches for files only in standard binary file directories, library directories, and man page directories
- ignores many user directories
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command which
- searches your path for the command you tupe and lists the first match's complete path
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command type
shows how a file will be interpreted by the system
| syntax: type [command]
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hard link
- duplicate directory entries that both point to the same inode and hence to the same file
- Must reside on a single filesystem
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symbolic link
- special files that point to another file or directory by name
- May point across filesystems
