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 ===== File manipulation =====
-Useful commands for manipulating files and directories.
+Useful commands for manipulating files and directories. To get details about how to use the commands type man <command>.
+^Command ^Action ^
+|mkdir | make a directory |
+|rmdir | remove a directory (only works if the directory is empty ) |
+|cd    | change directory |
+|pwd   | present working directory |
+|ls    | list of files and directories in the directory. You can use wild card to look for specific files. You can also use -l to see details such as permission for files and directories |
+|cp    | copy a file and/or directories. Use -r to recursively copy.  |
+|mv    | move a file. It will copy and then delete the source. This can be used to rename files as well. |
+|rm    | remove a file |