10 Helpful Linux Commands

Ten more basic linux commands I thought could help you

1. "Is" This is used to see the contents of your current directory.
2. "mkdir" This is used to make a directory such as "cats". Type the following: mkdir cats.
3. "cd" This is used to change the directory. To change change to the directory "dogs", type the following: cd dogs.
4. "cd.." This is used to change to the previous directory or parent directory.
5. "pwd" This stands for "print working directory". It is used to show your current location.
6. "more" This is used to see the contents of a file. To see the contents of a file called "cougars", type the following: more cougars.
7. "mv" This is used to move a file. To move the "cougars" file into the directory called "cats", type the following: mv cougars cats. ("mv" command can also be used to rename a directory.)
8. "cp" This is the copy command. It can be used to copy one directory to another. To change the directory "cats" to "bigcats" type the following: cp cats bigcats.
9. "rm" This is the remove command. In order to remove the file titled "cougars", type the folowing: rm cougars.
10. "rmdir" This is the command to remove a directory. To remove the directory "Bigcats", type the following: rmdir bigcats.


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7 Responses to “10 Helpful Linux Commands”

  1. srikanth Says: January 3rd, 2007 at 8:23 am

    thank u for basic commands.satisfies if more cammands are available

  2. amit Says: February 12th, 2007 at 10:45 am

    thanks
    it is realy helpfull to me for starting linux at my home withoutany help

  3. ordering yasmin Says: May 7th, 2007 at 1:47 pm

    Although GUI desktops such as KDE and GNOME help users take advantage of Linux features without functional knowledge of the command-line interface, more power and flexibility are often required. Moreover, a basic familiarity with these commands is still essential to properly automate certain functions in a shell script.

  4. plavix generic Says: May 29th, 2007 at 7:47 am

    Although GUI desktops such as KDE and GNOME help users take advantage of Linux features without functional knowledge of the command-line interface, more power and flexibility are often required. Moreover, a basic familiarity with these commands is still essential to properly automate certain functions in a shell script.

  5. atul dhurve Says: July 13th, 2007 at 9:38 pm

    hi this is atul.
    this cammands r really helpful. it has boost my knowledge.

  6. neon tabela Says: August 23rd, 2009 at 3:41 am

    linux’u tam anlamad?m ama yarar? galiba?

  7. ozel guvenlik Says: April 5th, 2011 at 11:47 pm

    Some basic linux commands from me;

    cp Copy files
    ln Creates a symbolic link to a file
    ls List files
    mv Move or rename files
    shutdown Shuts the system down
    whereis Show where the binary, source and manual page files are for a command

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