Linux copy facility

Sometimes I see guys struggling with copying in Linux. I thought I would add the options I use to help.

To copy a file use:

cp oldfilename newfilename

To rename a file you can use:

mv oldfilename newfilename

To copy a folder use:

cp -r oldfoldername newfoldername

There are other options, use cp --help to find out what they are.

To remove a file you use:

rm filename

to remove a folder:

rm -r foldername

The remote server copy of folder to folder can be done via an scp or rsync command:

scp -r foldername username@destinationiporaddress:/home/username

The home/username can be changed to suite, but its preferably a writeable directory.

Hope this helps someone