Copying files and directories using the Linux command line is efficient and can be used while sitting at the machine or when accessing a system remotely.

The Finder's abilities to copy files is usually adequate, but sometimes when managing large data transfers it can introduce some burdensome quirks.

Here's how to use the secure copy command, with SSH key authentication, for a more secure way to copy files to your remote Linux servers.

The > character performs redirection and diverts standard output from the terminal to a file, so you have a compressed archive in foo.tar.sdc.

Compressing files and storing them in a ZIP archive is very useful when you want to save space or send a collection of files as a single item. Let’s learn how to create an archive from the ...

If you would like to verify two copies of files or two mirrored directories, there are some Terminal commands that will let you do just that.

The Linux Terminal app lets you run Linux apps on your Android device, but how do you access files from Android? Here's how.

Is there an terminal command that will copy a directory and the directories within it, but leave any files behind? So that i get an empty directory?I was thinking of ditto plus some sort of BOM ...