ls |
Display the contents of the current directory |
ls -a |
Display also hidden files and hidden directories |
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cp filename /path/dir_name |
Copy filename into directory /path/dir_name |
cp -r dir_name /path/dir_name2 |
Copy the entire dir_name into /path/dir_name2 |
cp filename1 filename2 /path/dir_name |
Copy filename1 and filename2 into /path/dir_name |
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rm name |
Remove a file or directory called name |
rm -r name |
Remove an entire directory as well as its included files and subdirectories |
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mv filename /path/dir_name |
Move filename into /path/dir_name |
mv filename1 filename2 |
Rename filename1 to filename2 |
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cat filename |
Display filenames contents |
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more filename |
Display filename in pages. Use spacebar to view next page |
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head filename |
Display filenames first 10 lines |
head -15 filename |
Display filenames first 15 lines |
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tail filename |
Display filenames last 10 lines |
tail -15 filename |
Display filenames last 15 lines |
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pwd |
Display current directory |
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cd /path/dir_name |
Change to directory /path/dir_name |
cd .. |
Go 1 directory up |
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mkdir dir_name |
Create directory dir_name |
rmdir dir_name |
Delete directory dir_name |