file-operations

Name: file-operations
Author: chaterm

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How to install file-operations?

chaterm/terminal-skills/file-operations

$npx -y skills add chaterm/terminal-skills --skill file-operations

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Summary

Linux file and directory operations

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SKILL.md

1	# File and Directory Operations
2
3	## Overview
4	Linux file system operation skills, including file search, batch operations, permission management, etc.
5
6	## File Search
7
8	### find Command
9	```bash
10	# Search by name
11	find /path -name "*.log"
12	find /path -iname "*.LOG" # Case insensitive
13
14	# Search by type
15	find /path -type f # Files
16	find /path -type d # Directories
17	find /path -type l # Symbolic links
18
19	# Search by time
20	find /path -mtime -7 # Modified within 7 days
21	find /path -mtime +30 # Modified more than 30 days ago
22	find /path -mmin -60 # Modified within 60 minutes
23
24	# Search by size
25	find /path -size +100M # Larger than 100MB
26	find /path -size -1k # Smaller than 1KB
27
28	# Combined conditions
29	find /path -name "*.log" -mtime +7 -size +10M
30	```
31
32	### locate Command
33	```bash
34	# Quick search (requires database update)
35	locate filename
36	updatedb # Update database
37
38	# Case insensitive
39	locate -i filename
40	```
41
42	## File Operations
43
44	### Basic Operations
45	```bash
46	# Copy
47	cp file1 file2
48	cp -r dir1 dir2 # Recursive copy directory
49	cp -p file1 file2 # Preserve attributes
50
51	# Move/Rename
52	mv file1 file2
53	mv file1 /path/to/dest/
54
55	# Delete
56	rm file
57	rm -rf dir # Recursive force delete
58	rm -i file # Interactive confirmation
59
60	# Create
61	touch file # Create empty file
62	mkdir -p dir1/dir2/dir3 # Recursive create directories
63	```
64
65	### Batch Operations
66	```bash
67	# Batch rename
68	rename 's/old/new/' *.txt
69	for f in *.txt; do mv "$f" "${f%.txt}.md"; done
70
71	# Batch delete
72	find /path -name "*.tmp" -delete
73	find /path -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -exec rm {} \;
74
75	# Batch copy
76	find /src -name "*.conf" -exec cp {} /dest/ \;
77	```
78
79	## File Content
80
81	### View Files
82	```bash
83	cat file # Full content
84	head -n 20 file # First 20 lines
85	tail -n 20 file # Last 20 lines
86	tail -f file # Real-time follow
87	less file # Paginated view
88
89	# Statistics
90	wc -l file # Line count
91	wc -w file # Word count
92	wc -c file # Byte count
93	```
94
95	### File Comparison
96	```bash
97	diff file1 file2
98	diff -u file1 file2 # Unified format
99	diff -r dir1 dir2 # Compare directories
100
101	# Side-by-side comparison
102	sdiff file1 file2
103	vimdiff file1 file2
104	```
105
106	## Permission Management
107
108	### View Permissions
109	```bash
110	ls -la
111	stat file
112	```
113
114	### Modify Permissions
115	```bash
116	# Numeric mode
117	chmod 755 file # rwxr-xr-x
118	chmod 644 file # rw-r--r--
119
120	# Symbolic mode
121	chmod u+x file # Add execute for user
122	chmod g-w file # Remove write for group
123	chmod o=r file # Set read-only for others
124	chmod a+r file # Add read for all
125
126	# Recursive modify
127	chmod -R 755 dir
128	```
129
130	### Modify Owner
131	```bash
132	chown user file
133	chown user:group file
134	chown -R user:group dir # Recursive modify
135	```
136
137	## Common Scenarios
138
139	### Scenario 1: Clean Up Large Files
140	```bash
141	# Find files larger than 100MB
142	find / -type f -size +100M -exec ls -lh {} \; 2>/dev/null
143
144	# Find and sort by size
145	du -ah /path \| sort -rh \| head -20
146	```
147
148	### Scenario 2: Find Recently Modified Files
149	```bash
150	# Files modified within 24 hours
151	find /path -type f -mtime -1
152
153	# Sort by modification time
154	ls -lt /path \| head -20
155	```
156
157	### Scenario 3: Batch Replace File Content
158	```bash
159	# Single file replacement
160	sed -i 's/old/new/g' file
161
162	# Batch replacement
163	find /path -name "*.conf" -exec sed -i 's/old/new/g' {} \;
164	```
165
166	## Troubleshooting
167
168	\| Problem \| Solution \|
169	\|---------\|----------\|
170	\| Permission denied \| Use `sudo` or check file permissions \|
171	\| Disk space full \| `df -h`, `du -sh *` to find large files \|
172	\| Special characters in filename \| Use quotes or escape `rm "file name"` \|
173	\| Slow deletion of many files \| Use `rsync --delete` or `find -delete` \|

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file-operations

88installs12forks

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How to install file-operations?

chaterm/terminal-skills/file-operations

$npx -y skills add chaterm/terminal-skills --skill file-operations

Installs into the current project.

Summary

Linux file and directory operations

Files · 1

View on GitHub

SKILL.md

1	# File and Directory Operations
2
3	## Overview
4	Linux file system operation skills, including file search, batch operations, permission management, etc.
5
6	## File Search
7
8	### find Command
9	```bash
10	# Search by name
11	find /path -name "*.log"
12	find /path -iname "*.LOG" # Case insensitive
13
14	# Search by type
15	find /path -type f # Files
16	find /path -type d # Directories
17	find /path -type l # Symbolic links
18
19	# Search by time
20	find /path -mtime -7 # Modified within 7 days
21	find /path -mtime +30 # Modified more than 30 days ago
22	find /path -mmin -60 # Modified within 60 minutes
23
24	# Search by size
25	find /path -size +100M # Larger than 100MB
26	find /path -size -1k # Smaller than 1KB
27
28	# Combined conditions
29	find /path -name "*.log" -mtime +7 -size +10M
30	```
31
32	### locate Command
33	```bash
34	# Quick search (requires database update)
35	locate filename
36	updatedb # Update database
37
38	# Case insensitive
39	locate -i filename
40	```
41
42	## File Operations
43
44	### Basic Operations
45	```bash
46	# Copy
47	cp file1 file2
48	cp -r dir1 dir2 # Recursive copy directory
49	cp -p file1 file2 # Preserve attributes
50
51	# Move/Rename
52	mv file1 file2
53	mv file1 /path/to/dest/
54
55	# Delete
56	rm file
57	rm -rf dir # Recursive force delete
58	rm -i file # Interactive confirmation
59
60	# Create
61	touch file # Create empty file
62	mkdir -p dir1/dir2/dir3 # Recursive create directories
63	```
64
65	### Batch Operations
66	```bash
67	# Batch rename
68	rename 's/old/new/' *.txt
69	for f in *.txt; do mv "$f" "${f%.txt}.md"; done
70
71	# Batch delete
72	find /path -name "*.tmp" -delete
73	find /path -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -exec rm {} \;
74
75	# Batch copy
76	find /src -name "*.conf" -exec cp {} /dest/ \;
77	```
78
79	## File Content
80
81	### View Files
82	```bash
83	cat file # Full content
84	head -n 20 file # First 20 lines
85	tail -n 20 file # Last 20 lines
86	tail -f file # Real-time follow
87	less file # Paginated view
88
89	# Statistics
90	wc -l file # Line count
91	wc -w file # Word count
92	wc -c file # Byte count
93	```
94
95	### File Comparison
96	```bash
97	diff file1 file2
98	diff -u file1 file2 # Unified format
99	diff -r dir1 dir2 # Compare directories
100
101	# Side-by-side comparison
102	sdiff file1 file2
103	vimdiff file1 file2
104	```
105
106	## Permission Management
107
108	### View Permissions
109	```bash
110	ls -la
111	stat file
112	```
113
114	### Modify Permissions
115	```bash
116	# Numeric mode
117	chmod 755 file # rwxr-xr-x
118	chmod 644 file # rw-r--r--
119
120	# Symbolic mode
121	chmod u+x file # Add execute for user
122	chmod g-w file # Remove write for group
123	chmod o=r file # Set read-only for others
124	chmod a+r file # Add read for all
125
126	# Recursive modify
127	chmod -R 755 dir
128	```
129
130	### Modify Owner
131	```bash
132	chown user file
133	chown user:group file
134	chown -R user:group dir # Recursive modify
135	```
136
137	## Common Scenarios
138
139	### Scenario 1: Clean Up Large Files
140	```bash
141	# Find files larger than 100MB
142	find / -type f -size +100M -exec ls -lh {} \; 2>/dev/null
143
144	# Find and sort by size
145	du -ah /path \| sort -rh \| head -20
146	```
147
148	### Scenario 2: Find Recently Modified Files
149	```bash
150	# Files modified within 24 hours
151	find /path -type f -mtime -1
152
153	# Sort by modification time
154	ls -lt /path \| head -20
155	```
156
157	### Scenario 3: Batch Replace File Content
158	```bash
159	# Single file replacement
160	sed -i 's/old/new/g' file
161
162	# Batch replacement
163	find /path -name "*.conf" -exec sed -i 's/old/new/g' {} \;
164	```
165
166	## Troubleshooting
167
168	\| Problem \| Solution \|
169	\|---------\|----------\|
170	\| Permission denied \| Use `sudo` or check file permissions \|
171	\| Disk space full \| `df -h`, `du -sh *` to find large files \|
172	\| Special characters in filename \| Use quotes or escape `rm "file name"` \|
173	\| Slow deletion of many files \| Use `rsync --delete` or `find -delete` \|

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