Common Linux Commands

Common Linux Commands

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