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;rm : remove/delete
;rm : remove/delete
;more : Display output one screen at a time
;more : Display output one screen at a time
;less : Display output one screen at a time
;less : Display output one screen at a time with more features than more
;pwd : print working directory
;pwd : print working directory
;env : Environment variable
;env : Environment variable

Revision as of 10:57, 19 March 2016

Basic Commands
ls
list directory
cd
change directory
mkdir
make directory
touch
create a file
echo
print the string to standard output
>>
redirect output
top
list processes running
cat
print the contents of a file
tail/head
print part of the contents of a file
rm
remove/delete
more
Display output one screen at a time
less
Display output one screen at a time with more features than more
pwd
print working directory
env
Environment variable
export
set an environment variable
cp
copy
mv
move
shutdown
shuts down the system