Jack Wallen continues his Linux 101 series, with an introduction on how to copy files and directories from the command line.

Linux/Mac/Cygwin: Creating folders from the terminal and then switching to them can be tedious, especially when the folder names have spaces, but the One Thing Well weblog writes up a simple trick ...

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.

In Mac OS and Linux, you open the terminal (hit command+space on Mac and type “terminal”). Here, you’ll use the pwd command in order to change directory.

If you're new to Linux administration, Jack Wallen shows you a skill you'll definitely need to have--creating directories from the command line interface.