Linux, MacOS, and Windows commands to create and manage a folder

Creating a folder

In Linux, macOS, and Windows, you can create a folder using the following command:

mkdir <folder_name>

For example, to create a folder called new-folder, you would run the following command:

mkdir new-folder

Listing the contents of a folder

To list the contents of a folder, you can use the following command:

ls <folder_name>

For example, to list the contents of the new-folder folder, you would run the following command:

ls new-folder

Changing the current directory

To change the current directory, you can use the following command:

cd <folder_name>

For example, to change the current directory to the new-folder folder, you would run the following command:

cd new-folder

Deleting a folder

To delete a folder, you can use the following command:

rmdir <folder_name>

Note: You can only delete an empty folder. If the folder contains files or other folders, you will need to delete those first.

Other helpful commands

Here are some other helpful commands for creating and managing folders:

  • pwd: Print the current working directory.
  • mkdir -p: Create a directory and any intermediate directories that do not exist.
  • rm -rf: Delete a directory and all of its contents recursively.
  • touch: Create a new empty file.

Examples

Here are some examples of how to use these commands:

# Create a new folder called "new-folder"
mkdir new-folder

# List the contents of the "new-folder" folder
ls new-folder

# Change the current directory to the "new-folder" folder
cd new-folder

# Delete the "new-folder" folder
rmdir new-folder
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