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LINUX
100+ COMMANDS
Get Ready with your Linux
Setup for Practise
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How to check your current
location?
#pwd
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How to display name of current
logged-in user?
#whoami
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How to check system date or
time?
#date
#date %D
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How to display files and directory
present in current location?
#ls
#ls -lt
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How to clear the linux terminal?
#clear
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Creating
Deleting
Editing.
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How to display content of a file
on terminal?
#cat <file>
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How to read a file and Search for a
word?
#less <file>
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How to view content of a file page
by page?
#more <file>
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How to create a file in Linux?
#touch <file_name>
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How to delete a file in Linux?
#rm <file_name>
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How to edit a file in Linux?
#vi <file_name>
#nano <file_name>
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How to create a
directory/folder in Linux?
#mkdir <dir_name>
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How to delete a
directory/folder in Linux?
#rmdir <dir_name>
14,15 #rm -rf <dir_name>
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How to change path or move
to another folder in Linux?
#cd /path/folder
16 #cd ..
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How to copy and paste a file from
one folder to another in Linux?
#cp <file> /dest/path
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How to copy content of a file to
another file in Linux?
#cp fileA fileB
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How to cut - paste a file from one
folder to another in Linux?
#mv <file> /dest/path
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How to rename a file in Linux?
#mv fileA fileNewName
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How to read or diplay top 5 lines
from a file in Linux?
#head -5 file
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How to read or diplay bottom 5
lines from a file in Linux?
#tail -5 file
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How to SORT the content from a
file in Linux?
#sort file
#sort -r file
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How to display UNIQUE content
from a file in Linux?
#sort file | uniq
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A file has 9 lines.
How to split this file in 3 different
files in Linux?
#split -l 3 file
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How to search a word and display
matching content from a file in
Linux?
#grep "word" file
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How to search multiple words and
display matching content from a
file in Linux?
#egrep "word1|word2" file
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How to use WILDCARDS in Linux?
* [] {}
#ls file*
#touch file{1..5}
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How to SHUFFLE content of file in
Linux?
#shuf file
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How to COUNT no. of lines in a
file in Linux?
#wc -l file
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How to check if two files are
identical or not in Linux?
#cmp fileA fileB
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How to compare and display
difference between two files in
Linux?
#diff -u fileA fileB
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How to find a file in Linux?
#find /path/ -name <file>
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How to find a file in Linux?
#updatedb
#locate <file>
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Utility Commands
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How to display previously used
commands in past?
#history
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How to check syntax and options
available for a command?
#help
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How to read or get mor info about
a command?
#man
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How to check which executable is
using for a command?
#which
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How to use calculator in Linux?
#bc
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How to check CALENDAR of last
year in Linux?
#cal
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How to check How Long server
has been running in Linux?
#uptime
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How to record your activity on
termial in a file?
#script
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How to create a short-cut of a
long command in Linux?
#alias l="ls -ltr"
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