Linux Commands

What is Linux

This is an open source and free OS(Operating-System).
First ubuntu release in October 2004.

 

Terminal

Terminal is an application. It is a command - line Interface in which you can type and execute text based commands. Terminal can be much faster to complete some tasks.Another benefit is allowing access to many more commands.

Basic Linux Commands

• ls

• List Command
• This command use to show all of the major directories filed under a given file system.

• cd

• It mean change directory.
• cd will allow the user to change between file directories.

• mv

• The move.
• Move can allows a user to move a file to another folder or directory.
• mv source target 

• man

• The manual command.
• man is used to show the manual of the inputted command.
  
  
  
  
  

• mkdir

• Make a new directory
• This command allows the user to make a new directory.

• rmdir

• Remove a directory.
• This command allows the user to remove an existing command using the Linux CLI(Command-Line Interface).

• touch

• Touch command can we make a new file.
• you would make a .doc or a .txt using a PC desktop, the touch command makes empty files.

• rm
• Remove 
• like the rmdir command is meant to remove files from your Pc.

• locate

• find
• This command is meant to find a file within the Pc

• clear

• the clear command clears the Terminal screen.
  

• eject 

• eject command is used to eject removable media such as DVD/CD ROM from the system.

•  exit

•  is used to exit a shell like so.

•  history 


• is used to show previously used commands or to get info about command executed by a user.

•  zip 

• is a simple and easy-to-use utility used to package and compress (archive) files.

•  pwd

• path of the directory 
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• users

•   shows the user names of users currently logged in to the current host like this.


•  who 

• shows information about users who are currently login your pc.
  

• date 

• show the system date and time
  

• expr

• like a calculator you can calculate

• ifconfig 

• used to configure a Linux systems network interfaces

• ip 

• you can seen you ip address

• last 

• display the last login user
  

• reboot

• reboot you pc

• shutdown 

• you can shut down your pc

• su 

• Switch to another user account

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