CIT172 Operating Systems - Ch 4 Directory Commands
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| absolute path | A path to a file that begins with the drive identifier and root directory or with a network share and ends with the complete filename.
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| CD | The command that changes the current directory. The command must be lowercase in Linux or UNIX.
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| command-line interface (CLI) | A form of interface in which the user types commands
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| command-line interpreter | A program that accepts typed commands from the keyboard and performs tasks as directed. responsible for loading applications and directing the flow of information between them.
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| command prompt | A line area within the command window, usually indicated by a blinking cursor, where you type MS-DOS or Linux commands.
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| COPY | An MS-DOS command to duplicate files from one disk or directory to another.
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| cp | The Linux command used to copy files, similar to the COPY command in MS-DOS.
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| current directory | The disk directory at the end of the active directory path; it is the directory that is searched first for a requested file, and the directory in which a new file is stored unless another directory is specified.
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| DEL | An MS-DOS command used to permanently remove a file. The file remains stored and is recoverable until the system reuses the storage space taken by the file.
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| DIR | An MS-DOS command that instructs a computer to display a list of files and subdirectories in the current directory.
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| ERASE | An MS-DOS command to permanently remove a file or folder.
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| home | The conventional starting directory for all regular users.
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| long filename | A plain-text name assigned to a file that can be 200 characters or more; it can include uppercase and lowercase letters as well as spaces.
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| ls | The Linux command that instructs the computer to display a list of files and subdirectories in the current directory or the directory specified in the command.
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| mkdir | The Linux command that instructs a computer to create a directory or subdirectory in the current directory of a folder.
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| mount | To make a physical disk accessible to a computer’s file system.
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| MOVE | The MS-DOS command used to transfer a file or folder from one directory to another.
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| mv | The Linux command used to transfer a file or folder from one directory to another; similar to the MOVE command used in MS-DOS.
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| pipe symbol | The vertical line symbol (|) that appears on a PC keyboard as the shift character on the backslash (\). This symbol is used in MS-DOS and Linux to transfer the output of one command to the input of a second command.
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| RD | The MS-DOS command to remove a directory.
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| relative path | A path that is implied by the current working directory. If a user enters a command that refers to a file and the full pathname is not entered, the current working directory becomes the path of the file to which the user referred.
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| REN | The MS-DOS command to rename a file.
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| rmdir | The Linux command used to remove a directory. All folders need to be removed from the directory before it can be removed.
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| sort | The command used to organize files in a particular order. Files can be organized in ascending or descending alphabetized order.
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| standardized channels | A path or link through which information passes between two devices.
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| stderr | The error data stream in Linux.
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| stdin | The input data stream in Linux.
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| stdout | The output data stream in Linux.
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| terminal window | An interface with the operating system for entering command-line functions.
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| TREE | The command used in MS-DOS to produce a graphical view of files in a directory or subdirectories.
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| unmount | To remove a disk or device from active use.
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| white space | Blank areas of a page or window that contribute to its balance and visual appeal.
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| wildcard character | A character you can use in a command to represent one or many unknown characters. Wildcards are useful, for example, to specify multiple filenames.
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| working directory | Another term for current directory.
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| XCOPY | A more powerful version of the MS-DOS COPY command, with additional features.
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