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Files are the basic building block for everything in Linux. Learn about some basics of working with files including viewing, searching, and editing.

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  • reference (4)
  • MIME (3)
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>> Limiting the Output of grep

>> Opening PDF Files From the Command Line

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>> List Files in a Zip Archive Without Decompressing

>> Working With Large Files in Linux

>> Differences Between more, less, and most in Linux

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