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+title: "Manipulate Files"
+date: 2024-02-05
+draft: false
+summary: "Learn to use Oracle Linux Automation Engine to manipulate files and directories on an Oracle Linux instance."
+tags: ["olam","lab","tutorial","olae"]
+showDate: true
+---
+
+## Links
+
+:crescent_moon: [Lab](https://luna.oracle.com/lab/515f0a43-7478-48aa-88b8-daa2229b97c5)
+
+:spiral_notepad: [Tutorial](https://docs.oracle.com/en/learn/olae-manipulate-files)
+
+## Details
+
+This tutorial shows how to create and delete files and directories on your remote hosts. 
+
+### Objectives
+
+In this lab, you'll learn to:
+
+   - Create an empty file
+   - Create a file with content
+   - Create multiple files in a single task
+   - Set file permissions
+   - Create a directory
+   - Remove files and directories
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+  - Install an Oracle Linux system with the following configuration:
+      - a non-root user with `sudo` permissions
+      - ssh keypair for the non-root user
+      - the ability to ssh from one host (control-node) to the other (host) using passwordless ssh login