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===== Copy Move Delete =====
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To <color darkred>Copy/Delete</color> a file use <color darkred>cp</color>
    To copy a file use:
    cp filename path/filename
    
    To copy the file test.txt to the folder /home/pi/new
    cp test.txt /home/pi/new
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Copying Directories (and contained files)
    To copy a directory
    cp -avr source_directory destination_directory
    
    To copy the directory /home/pi/dir1 to the folder /home/pi/test
    cp -avr /home/pi/dir1 /home/pi/test
    
    Now you will have a /home/pi/test/dir directory
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The attributes <color darkred>-avr</color> represent
    a   Preserve the specified attributes such as directory and file mode, ownership, timestamps, etc.
    v   Show results
    r   Recursive, action all subfolders and files.
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To <color darkred>Move</color> use <color darkred>mv</color>
    To Move a file
    mv source destination
    
    To move a file called test.txt from /home/pi to /home/pi/tmp
    mv /home/pi/test.txt /home/pi/tmp
    
    mv works with directorys too
    To move the folder /home/pi/Trial to the folder /mnt use
    mv /home/pi/Trial /mnt (you may need to sudo depending on destination directory rights)
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To <color darkred>Delete</color> use <color darkred>rm</color>
    To Delete a file
    rm filename
    
    To delete a directory (even if it is empty)
    rm -R directory
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