Linux Commands

pwd

print working directory
hostname

my computer's network name
mkdir

make directory
cd

change directory
ls

list directory
rmdir

remove directory
pushd

push directory
popd

pop directory
cp

copy directory
mv

move a file or directory
less

(*In Windows, the command is more)

page through a file
cat

(*In Windows, the command is type)

print the whole file
xargs

execute arguments
find

(*In Windows, dir-r)

find files
grep

(*In Windows, select-string)

find things inside files
man

(*In Windows, help)

read a manual page
apropos

(*In Windows, helpctr)

find what manual page is appropriate
env

look at your environment
echo

print some arguments
export

(* In Windows, set)

export/set a new environment variable
exit

exit the shell
sudo

(* In Windows, runas)

DANGER! become super user root DANGER!

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Linux Commands

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Flashcards of linux/unix commands

Updated

2017-01-17T16:46:43Z

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