Overview

While basic commands help with everyday tasks, advanced commands provide greater control and efficiency when working in Linux. These commands are essential for power users and system administrators.

Advanced File and Directory Management

1. find: Search for files and directories based on criteria.

   • Example: find /home -name "*.txt"

   • Options:

     • -size [size]: Search by size (e.g., -size +1M).

     • -type [d/f]: Search by type (directory/file).

2. locate: Quickly find files using a pre-built database.

   • Example: locate document.txt

   • Run sudo updatedb to refresh the database.

3. rsync: Synchronize files and directories.

   • Example: rsync -avz /source /destination

4. tar: Archive and extract files.

   • Archive: tar -cvf archive.tar file1 file2

   • Extract: tar -xvf archive.tar