Common Linux Commands

Common Linux Commands
Command
Related Word/Phrase
Description
cd
Change Directory
Moves the user into the specified directory
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cd .. to move one directory up
cd by itself to move to home directory
cd- to move to previous directory
cd <directory-path> to move to a directory (can be an absolute path or relative path)  
cp <old_file_path> <new_directory_path>
Copy
Copies the file into the specified directory
clear
Clear
Clears the terminal
cat <filename>
Concatenate
Lists the contents of a file
ls
List
Lists contents within the current directory
grep <string_to_match> <filename>
Globally Search for a Regular Expression and Print Matching Lines
Searches for the string / regular expression within the specified file and prints the line(s) with the result
pwd
Present Working Directory
Displays the path of the current directory that you are in
man <command>
Manual
Displays the manual instruction for the given command
mv <file_name> <new_directory>
Move
Moves a file into a new directory

mv <old_file_name> <new_file_name> to rename a file
mkdir <directory_name>
Make Directory
Creates a new directory
rm <directory_name>
Remove
Deletes directories and the contents within them
rmdir <directory_name>
Remove Directory
Removes the specified directory (must be empty)
touch
Touch
Creates a blank new file
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Command	Related Word/Phrase	Description
`cd`	Change Directory	Moves the user into the specified directory `cd ..` to move one directory up `cd` by itself to move to home directory `cd-` to move to previous directory `cd <directory-path>` to move to a directory (can be an absolute path or relative path)
`cp <old_file_path> <new_directory_path>`	Copy	Copies the file into the specified directory
`clear`	Clear	Clears the terminal
`cat <filename>`	Concatenate	Lists the contents of a file
`ls`	List	Lists contents within the current directory
`grep <string_to_match> <filename>`	Globally Search for a Regular Expression and Print Matching Lines	Searches for the string / regular expression within the specified file and prints the line(s) with the result
`pwd`	Present Working Directory	Displays the path of the current directory that you are in
`man <command>`	Manual	Displays the manual instruction for the given command
`mv <file_name> <new_directory>`	Move	Moves a file into a new directory `mv <old_file_name> <new_file_name>` to rename a file
`mkdir <directory_name>`	Make Directory	Creates a new directory
`rm <directory_name>`	Remove	Deletes directories and the contents within them
`rmdir <directory_name>`	Remove Directory	Removes the specified directory (must be empty)
`touch`	Touch	Creates a blank new file

Common Linux Commands

Common Linux Commands

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