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The document lists basic Linux commands and provides a brief description for each. Some key commands summarized are: cat - concatenate and print data lpr - spool file for line printing ls - list and generate statistics for files mkdir - make a new directory more, page - display file data at your terminal

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Command Description Command Description

The document lists basic Linux commands and provides a brief description for each. Some key commands summarized are: cat - concatenate and print data lpr - spool file for line printing ls - list and generate statistics for files mkdir - make a new directory more, page - display file data at your terminal

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RAHUL GUPTA 17CSU147 BASIC COMMANDS

Command Description
Description

cat
file concatenate
determineand
file print
type data
lpr
mv spool
movefileorfor
rename
line printing
files
cd
find change
find files
current directory
lprm, cancel
pwd remove
print working
jobs fromdirectory
line printer queue
chgrp
grep change
search
file
file
group
for regular expression
ls rmdir
rm, listremove
and generate
(unlink)
statistics
files orfor
directories
files
chmod
head change
give first
file mode
few lines
mkdir
tail make
print
a new
last lines
directory
from file
cp
just copy
textfile
justification
data program
more, page
touch display
update
file
access
data at
andyour
modification
terminal times of
a file
lpq spool queue examination program

cat concatenate and print data


lpr spool file for line printing
cd change current directory
lprm, cancel remove jobs from line printer queue
chgrp change file group
ls list and generate statistics for files
chmod change file mode
mkdir make a new directory
cp copy file data
more, page display file data at your terminal

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