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25 Basic Linux Commands For Beginners

The document lists basic Linux terminal commands including commands to navigate directories, manage files and folders, view system information, find files, and more. Commands covered include ls, pwd, mkdir, cd, rmdir, cp, mv, rm, uname, locate, touch, ln, cat, clear, ps, man, grep, echo, wget, whoami, sort, cal, whereis, df, and wc.

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25 Basic Linux Commands For Beginners

The document lists basic Linux terminal commands including commands to navigate directories, manage files and folders, view system information, find files, and more. Commands covered include ls, pwd, mkdir, cd, rmdir, cp, mv, rm, uname, locate, touch, ln, cat, clear, ps, man, grep, echo, wget, whoami, sort, cal, whereis, df, and wc.

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Basic Linux Terminal Commands

S.No. Linux Commands Functions

1 Is Displays information about


files in the current directory.

2 pwd Displays the current


working directory.

3 mkdir Creates a directory.

4 cd To navigate between
different folders.

5 rmdir Removes empty directories


from the directory lists.

6 cp Moves files from one


directory to another.

7 mv Rename and Replace the


files

8 rm Delete files

9 uname Command to get basic


information about the OS

10 locate Find a file in the database.

11 touch Create empty files

12 ln Create shortcuts to other


files

13 cat Display file contents on


terminal

14 clear Clear terminal

15 ps Display the processes in


terminal
Basic Linux Terminal Commands

16 man Access manual for all Linux


commands

17 grep Search for a specific string


in an output

18 echo Display active processes on


the terminal

19 wget download files from the


internet.

Create or update
20 whoami passwords for existing
users

21 sort sort the file content

22 cal View Calendar in terminal

View the exact location of


23 whereis any command typed after
this command

24 df Check the details of the file


system

Check the lines, word


25 wc count, and characters in a
file using different options

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