Managing Files and Folders on PythonAnywhere with Bash Commands

Introduction

• The task of creating, managing and removing directories and files in Bash is essential to understand on how to make a front and backend programs.

Creating Directories

• To create a directory in Bash use mkdir foldername command and to create multiple directories like 20 directories do:

  mkdir documents pictures downloads music videos projects notes backups reports logs_work templates drafts code images scripts tests archives configs keys resources

• The purpose of this directories is to save any files you want example in documents folder we save 10 text files in that directory.

Adding Files

• To add files inside a directory first you need to go to that directory to go to that directory use cd foldername command and user touch filename command to add files on that directory and to add multiple files like 10 files in that directory do:

  touch file1.txt file2.txt file3.txt file4.txt file5.txt file6.txt file7.txt file8.txt file9.txt file10.txt

• To verify if the files is made use ls command this command will list all the files inside the directory.

Removing Files and Directories

• To remove a file inside directory use the command rm filename and to remove files using this command do:

  rm file8.txt file9.txt file10.txt

• To remove directory use the command rm -r foldername and to remove multiple directories do:

  rm -r backups configs downloads images logs_work notes projects resources templates videos

Conclusion

• We, Therefore conclude that this commands teach us on how to properly use the Bash to create directories and files and also how to remove it and then list all of this directories and files.

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