file(1) - determine file type {oss}

fstat(1) - file status {oss}

locate(1) - find filenames quickly {oss}

mv(1) - move files {oss}

readlink(1) - display target of symbolic link on standard output {oss}

rm(1) - remove directory entries {oss}

ln(1) - make links {oss}

chflags(1) - change file flags {oss}

chgrp(1) - change group {oss}

chmod(1) - change file modes {oss}

touch(1) - change file access and modification times {oss}

find(1) - walk a file hierarchy {oss}

whatis(1) - describe what a command is {oss}

whereis(1) - locate programs {oss}

which(1) - locate a program file (or files) in the path {oss}

ncheck_ffs(8) - generate names from inode-numbers {oss}

Applications and Utilities

rename (2) - change the name of a file {oss}

readlink (2) - read value of a symbolic link {oss}

getfh (2) - get file handle {oss}

access (2) - check access permissions of a file or pathname {oss}

stat lstat fstat (2) - get file status {oss}

utime (3) - set file times {oss}

utimes (2) - set file access and modification times {oss}

getfsent getfsspec getfsfile setfsent endfsent (3) - get file system descriptor file entry {oss}

strmode (3) - convert inode status information into a symbolic string {oss}

Libraries and Functions

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See also: File System Information - Obtaining information of the filesystem as a whole. Status of disk subsystems, capacity, etc.

See also: File Access Limits - Limiting access to files (permissions, locking, et al)

See also: File Access - Operations affecting a file as a whole. (delete files, rename, truncate, etc.)

See also: File Viewers - Viewing the contents of files in various forms.

For file name operations, see File Path Name Strings - Operations on hierarchical names (paths, files, identifiers)

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