How to Copy a Single File in Linux Let’s start really simply by copying a single file. The command syntax is structured as follows. cp 1. Create a new file called test1.txt. touch test1.txt ...

Fortunately, Linux gives you several easy ways to do so using both desktop environment file explorers and Linux's trusty command-line terminal interface.

The same thing can be used to copy files from Windows and paste them on the Linux machine. Whether it is audio, video, document, or anything else, you can make a copy of that via this guide.

If you have multiple Linux machines on your network and are looking for ways to transfer files between them, here are five tried and true options - including my favorite, Samba.

How to Transfer SFTP Files on Linux. File Transfer Protocol client applications let you to transfer files back and forth between your computer and another computer running an FTP server application.

Jack Wallen walks you through the process of zipping and unzipping files in Linux from both the command line and the GUI.

Jack Wallen shows you how to locate files on the Linux directory hierarchy using the find command.