[[Category:Ubuntu]][[Category:Linux]]
Based on my observations of an instructor of operating systems, File Management is one of the MOST important skills to learn.
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== Elements of File Management ==
To be completed ...Proper File Management involves most of the following: <ul><li>Monitoring Available Disk Space</li><li>Creating Directories</li><li>Backing Up Files</li><li>Transferring Files between Computer Systems</li><li>Archiving Files</li><li>Deleting Files and Directories</li><li>Moving Files</li><li>Creating Files</li></ul>
== Linux File System ==
To be completed When using Linux, it is a good idea to get a sense of the general directory structure, and understand the purpose of each directory. Here is a link to a general guide to the Linux directory structure: [http://tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy/html/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy.html http://tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy/html/Linux-Filesystem-Hierarchy.html] == Graphical File Management (Using Nautilus) == The default file manager in Ubuntu is called Nautilus. Here is a '''link to a guide on how to perform file management operations with Nautilus:''' [http://library.gnome.org/users/user-guide/stable/nautilus.html http://library.gnome.org/users/user-guide/stable/nautilus.html] == Linux Commands (Command Line Interface) ==
== File Manager Applications ==It is said there are approximately 2,500 Linux OS commands (for regular-users and super-user)...
To Linux commands are issued in the shell terminal window. Just think of it like the MS Windows command prompt. Learning how to issue commands can come in handy later if you want to combine them in files to be completed run automatically called "'''shell scripts'''"...
== File Management: GUI Here is a '''link to 687 Linux commands (Graphical User InterfaceO'Reilly Linux devcenter.com) Method ==:'''
To be completed [http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/cmd/ http://www.oreillynet.com/linux/cmd/]
== File ManagementHere is a link to '''Linux commands relating to directory and regular file management: CLI (Command Line Interface) Method =='''
To be completed [http://www.comptechdoc.org/os/linux/commands/linux_crfmanview.html http://www.comptechdoc.org/os/linux/commands/linux_crfmanview.html]
