Common Linux Commands
Command | Related Word/Phrase | Description |
cd | Change Directory | Moves the user into the specified directory cd .. to move one directory upcd by itself to move to home directorycd- to move to previous directorycd <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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