Files and paths

Create folders and files, then copy, move, and remove lab files carefully.

Duplicate and rename project files while checking paths before and after.

Remove a single lab file and learn why wildcards, root, and force deletes are blocked.

Search the simulated filesystem by root and filename pattern.

Combine find, du, and df to reason about storage safely.

Create and inspect a simulated symbolic link.

Create and list a simulated tar archive.

Compare two training config files before editing either one.

Use deterministic training hashes to verify file identity.

Create a report draft and rename it safely.

See why broad delete patterns are blocked in the lab.

Use dot and dot-dot safely without leaving the simulated filesystem.

Inspect and update simulated script permissions.

Inspect common SSH files without making any network connection.

Create a temporary lab area inside home and clean one file safely.

Use cut to extract fields from account records.

Compare awk and cut views of structured text.

Use xargs and basename to review path lists.

Build a small report from path helper commands.

Verify archive, checksum, and search habits.

Read a backup manifest before touching archive files.

Create and list a small training backup archive.

Restore into a review folder before touching live paths.

List archive contents and compare checksums before trusting a backup.

Hash source and restored files to confirm they match.

Create, read, and inspect links before relying on them.

List and find targets before deleting broad patterns.

Inspect temporary paths before cleanup decisions.

Identify files, directories, links, and text before acting on them.

Turn relative and linked paths into stable absolute locations.

Create bounded temporary files and directories for disposable work.

Compare two sorted account inventories without modifying either file.

Copy a restore candidate and compare it with its source.

Create a link, inspect its stored target, and resolve the final path.

Create an archive, list its members, and hash the artifact.

Checkpoint file type, canonical path, inventory comparison, and integrity checks.