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