# ipfs > Inter Planetary File System. > A peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol. Aims to make the web more open. > More information: . - Add a file from local to the filesystem, pin it and print the relative hash: `ipfs add {{path/to/file}}` - Add a directory and its files recursively from local to the filesystem and print the relative hash: `ipfs add -r {{path/to/directory}}` - Save a remote file and give it a name but not pin it: `ipfs get {{hash}} -o {{path/to/file}}` - Pin a remote file locally: `ipfs pin add {{hash}}` - Display pinned files: `ipfs pin ls` - Unpin a file from the local storage: `ipfs pin rm {{hash}}` - Remove unpinned files from local storage: `ipfs repo gc`