Basic commands in Linux you must know

Basic commands in Linux you must know

It is very simple to know the most useful commands of the Linux operating system. Like any other Linux user, these commands will be really useful for you and will let you know how to respond and on what.

  1. ls - The most frequently used command in Linux to list directories

  2. pwd - Print working directory command in Linux

  3. cd - Linux command to navigate through directories

  4. mkdir - Command used to create directories in Linux

  5. mv - Move or rename files in Linux

  6. cp - Similar usage as mv but for copying files in Linux

  7. rm - Delete files or directories

  8. touch - Create blank/empty files

  9. cat - Display file contents on the terminal

  10. clear - Clear the terminal display

  11. uname - Linux command to get basic information about the OS

  12. whoami - Get the active username

#The ls command in Linux

The ls command is used to list files and directories in the current working directory. This is going to be one of the most frequently used Linux commands you must know of.

#The pwd command in Linux

The pwd command allows you to print the current working directory on your terminal. It’s a very basic command and solves its purpose very well.(/ means I am in root directory)

#The cd command in Linux

The cd command is one of the important Linux commands you must know and it will help you to navigate through directories.

#The mkdir command in Linux

The mkdir command allows you to create directories from within the terminal. The default syntax is mkdir followed by the directory name.

Syntax: mkdir <folder_name>

#The cp and mv commands

The cp and mv commands are equivalent to the copy-paste and cut-paste in Windows. But since Linux doesn’t really have a command for renaming files, we also make use of the mv command to rename & move files and folders.

Syntax: cp <source> <destination>

#The rm command in Linux

The rm command is used to delete files and folders and is one of the important Linux commands you must know.

Syntax: rm <folder/directory name>

rm -r <folder/directory name>

Please note : To delete a directory, you have to add the -r argument to it. Without the -r argument, rm command won’t delete directories.

#The touch command in Linux

To create a new file, the touch command will be used. The touch keyword followed by the file name will create a file in the current directory.

syntax: touch <filename>

#The cat command in Linux

When you want to print something from a text file you should use cat command.

Syntax: cat <filename>

#The clear command in Linux

When you want to clear your terminal we can use clear command in Linux.

Syntax: clear

#The uname and whoami commands

The uname will show the kernal version in Linux and whoami show the currently login user name

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