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Creating and Deleting Files and Directories

Commands for making and removing files or directories.


Create an Empty File

Command:

touch newfile.txt

Create a File with Text

Command:

echo "Hello Linux" > hello.txt

Create a New Directory

Command:

mkdir project

Create Nested Directories

Command:

mkdir -p /data/logs/backup

Remove a File

Command:

rm file.txt

Remove Directory and Its Contents

Command:

rm -r oldfolder

Remove an Empty Directory

Command:

rmdir emptydir