Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Try this. In LXTerminal, type the following command at the
$
prompt:
leafpad
he leafpad application on the Raspberry Pi opens. (he leafpad application is a text
editor in which you can enter text. It is included with your Raspberry Pi installation.)
Managing Files and Directories
You may sometimes want to create iles, or copy, move or delete them. he following
Linux commands are useful for managing your iles:
•
cat
—displays the contents of the text ile
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cp
—makes another copy of a ile
•
mv
—moves a ile to a new location
•
rm
—deletes (removes) a ile
•
mkdir
—makes a directory
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rmdir
—deletes (removes) a directory
•
clear
—allows you to clear the terminal
T
Type the following commands into the LXTerminal window, in the order they're
given here. See if you can explain what is happening at each step:
pwd
cd to desktop
ls
touch hello
leafpad hello
rm hello
cd ..
