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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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Level

Beginner

Duration

30m

Published

Feb 12, 2019

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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A Cloud Guru

The Cloud Content team comprises subject matter experts hyper focused on services offered by the leading cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, and Azure), as well as cloud-related technologies such as Linux and DevOps. The team is thrilled to share their knowledge to help you build modern tech solutions from the ground up, secure and optimize your environments, and so much more!

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