Creating a Directory Structure in Linux

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Creating a Directory Structure in Linux

A Linux system administrator needs to know how to create files and folders on a computer. This exercise will assist you in creating a new directory structure, and adding new files to this structure.

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Lab Info

Level

Beginner

Last updated

Aug 28, 2025

Duration

30m

Challenge

Create the 'Projects' Parent Directories
Create the first parent directory structure with the mkdir command, and use the -p switch:
```
mkdir -p Projects/ancient
mkdir Projects/classical
mkdir Projects/medieval
```
or
```
mkdir -p Projects/{ancient,classical,medieval}
```

Challenge

Create the 'Projects' Subdirectories

Create the subdirectory structure:

mkdir Projects/ancient/egyptian
mkdir Projects/ancient/nubian
mkdir Projects/classical/greek
mkdir Projects/medieval/britain
mkdir Projects/medieval/japan

mkdir Projects/ancient/{egyptian,nubian}
mkdir Projects/classical/greek
mkdir Projects/medieval/{britain,japan}

Challenge

Create 'Projects' Empty Files for Next Step

Create the empty files for later use:

touch Projects/ancient/nubian/further_research.txt
touch Projects/classical/greek/further_research.txt

Challenge

Rename a 'Projects' Subdirectory
The user would like for the classical directory to be renamed to greco-roman.
```
mv Projects/classical Projects/greco-roman
```

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