Here’s a breakdown of Basic Linux Commands I explored, and how I practiced using them.

For Navigation and Directories

• ls - List files and directories

  

• cd - Change directory

  

• pwd - Print current working directory

  

• mkdir - Create directory/folder

  

• rmdir - Remove directory/folder

  

File Operations

• touch - Create empty file

  

• cat - View file contents

  

• nano - Edit files

  

  

• less / more - View files page by page

  Less - only one page

  

  

  More - page by page

  

  

• head / tail - Show beginning or end of file

  Head - first ten

  

  Tail - last ten

  

• cp - Copy files/directories

  

• mv - Move/rename files

  

• rm - Remove files

  

System Info and Users

• who - Show logged-in users