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Managing Files and 
Directories
In 
Chapter 4
, 
Navigating and Essential Commands
, we started looking deeper into Linux 
commands. We went over the most essential commands, covered the filesystem 
layout, as well as various methods to view the contents of files. In this chapter (as 
well as the next), we'll continue to expand on the command line and become more 
efficient while using the terminal. This time around, we'll expand a bit further on 
file management, take a look at input/output streams, and we'll also develop an 
understanding of symbolic links. Along the way, we will cover:
• 
Copying, moving, and renaming files and directories
• 
Editing files with the Nano and Vim text editors
•  Input and output streams
•  Using symbolic and hard links
Let's begin the chapter by taking a look at some methods we can use to alter the files 
and directories in the filesystem, such as copying and moving them.

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Managing Files and Directories