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	cp thisfile ~/newdirectory #makes a copy of '''thisfile''' and puts it in the ''newdirectory'' subdirectory		cp thisfile ~/newdirectory #makes a copy of '''thisfile''' and puts it in the ''newdirectory'' subdirectory
	Copying directories is (slightly) trickier because you have to copy both the directory, and all the files in it. This is called a ''recursive'' copy:		Copying directories is (slightly) trickier because you have to copy both the directory, and all the files in it. This is called a ''recursive'' copy:
	cp -r thisdirectory ~/ #makes a copy of '''thisdirectory''', putting it in your home directory (~/)		cp -r thisdirectory ~/ #makes a copy of '''thisdirectory''' and all the files in it, putting it in your home directory (~/)

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BASH stands for Bourne-Again SHell, and is the default command-line terminal environment on our Ubuntu computers. Here is a collection of commonly-used shell commands.
=directory navigation and management=
==ls==
<code>ls</code> lists the directory contents. By default, it only shows non-hidden files and folders:
ls
Hidden files and folders are shown with the -a switch:
ls -a
Extra information (e.g., timestamps, ownership permissions) is shown with the -l switch:
ls -a -l
==cd==
<code>cd</code> changes your directory. Without any target, it sends you back to your home directory:
cd

With a target, it sends you to the named directory:
cd /ubfs/caset/cpmcnorg
Go to the parent directory:
cd ..
<code>~/</code> is a shorthand alias for your home directory. So the following three commands are equivalent:
cd '''username''' #where '''username''' is replaced with your actual username
cd
cd ~/

==mkdir==
<code>mkdir</code> makes a directory with a particular name:
mkdir newdirectory
The new directory is created as a subdirectory of your current directory.

==cp==
<code>cp</code> copies a file or directory from one place to another directory:
cp thisfile ~/newdirectory #makes a copy of '''thisfile''' and puts it in the ''newdirectory'' subdirectory
Copying directories is (slightly) trickier because you have to copy both the directory, and all the files in it. This is called a ''recursive'' copy:
cp -r thisdirectory ~/ #makes a copy of '''thisdirectory''', putting it in your home directory (~/)

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Chris: /* cp */

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