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This chapter describes the commands for basic file manipulation: copying, moving (renaming), and deleting (removing).
| • cp invocation: | Copy files. | |
| • dd invocation: | Convert and copy a file. | |
| • install invocation: | Copy files and set attributes. | |
| • mv invocation: | Move (rename) files. | |
| • rm invocation: | Remove files or directories. | |
| • shred invocation: | Remove files more securely. |