CHAPTER 12Managing Your Files

Files are what make the world of Linux go round. They're the currency of any kind of operating system, because every time you use your computer, you generate new files, even if they're only temporary.

How Linux views files, as well as the disks and partitions that contain them, varies somewhat from how Windows handles files. In many ways, the Linux system of file management is far simpler than that of Windows (which, ironically, was created as an attempt to make everything easy). The Linux system is also much more established.

In this chapter, we will explain how you can manage your files under Fedora. This isn't a definitive guide; you'll need to wait until Chapter 15 to learn the technical ins and outs of the ...

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