Create a new directory
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mkdir foldername
Create nested directories at once
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mkdir -p corpora/arabic/raw
Remove an empty directory
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rmdir foldername
Create an empty file
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touch filename.txt
Copy a file
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cp source.txt destination.txt
Copy a directory recursively
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cp -r sourcedir destinationdir
Move or rename a file
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mv oldname.txt newname.txt
Move a file to another directory
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mv filename.txt /path/to/destination/
Remove a file
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rm filename
Remove a directory and its contents recursively
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rm -rf foldername
Create a symbolic link
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ln -s /path/to/original linkname
Display file type information
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file filename