Difference between revisions of "Linux command line"
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== Common Commands == | == Common Commands == | ||
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=== Navigation === | === Navigation === | ||
* pwd - Shows the working directory | * pwd - Shows the working directory | ||
* ls - Lists files in working directory | * ls - Lists files in working directory | ||
| + | ** ls -a - show hidden files | ||
* cd - Change working directory | * cd - Change working directory | ||
* less - View text files | * less - View text files | ||
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* rm - Remove files and directories | * rm - Remove files and directories | ||
* mkdir - Create directory | * mkdir - Create directory | ||
| + | * cat - Display a file | ||
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| + | === Manipulating Processes === | ||
| + | * ps aux - To see what processes are running | ||
| + | * tail - Show a file and the changes to it | ||
| + | * fg - Bring a background process to the foreground | ||
| + | * ctrl-c - Stop the current command | ||
=== Assistance Commands === | === Assistance Commands === | ||
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* help - Display reference page for shell commands | * help - Display reference page for shell commands | ||
* man - Display on-line command reference | * man - Display on-line command reference | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:30, 5 March 2018
The Linux command line takes user commands from a keyboard and gives them to the computer to perform.
Common Commands
- pwd - Shows the working directory
- ls - Lists files in working directory
- ls -a - show hidden files
- cd - Change working directory
- less - View text files
- file - Specifies files contents
Manipulating Files
- cp - Copy files and directories
- mv - Rename or move files or directories
- rm - Remove files and directories
- mkdir - Create directory
- cat - Display a file
Manipulating Processes
- ps aux - To see what processes are running
- tail - Show a file and the changes to it
- fg - Bring a background process to the foreground
- ctrl-c - Stop the current command
Assistance Commands
- type - Display information about command type
- which - Locate a command
- help - Display reference page for shell commands
- man - Display on-line command reference
