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Basic Linux Commands

► The commands are executed on the Linux terminal.


► The terminal is a command-line interface to interact with
the system, which is similar to CMD in the Windows OS.
► Commands in Linux are case-sensitive.
► Linux terminal is a user-friendly terminal as it provides
various support options.
► To open the Linux terminal, press "CTRL + ALT + T"
keys together, and execute a command by pressing the
'ENTER' key.
Basic Linux Commands (Cont’d)
Linux Directory Commands
► pwd: used to display the location of the current working
directory.
o Syntax: pwd

► mkdir: used to create a new directory under any directory.

o Syntax: mkdir <directory name>

► rmdir Command: used to delete a directory.

o Syntax: rmdir <directory name>

► ls: used to display a list of content of a directory..

o Syntax: ls
Basic Linux Commands (Cont’d)
► cd: used to change the current directory.
o Syntax: cd <directory name>

File commands
►touch: used to create empty files. We can create multiple empty
files by executing it once.
o Syntax: touch <file1> <file2> ....

► cat: It is a multi-purpose utility in the Linux system. It can be

used to create a file, display content of the file, copy the content
of one file to another file, and more.
► Syntax: cat [option]... [file]…
To create a file
► For example: Press "CTRL+ D" keys to
cat > <file name>
save the file.
// Enter file content
Basic Linux Commands (Cont’d)
To display the content of the file
cat <file name>
►rm : used to remove a file.

Syntax: rm <file name>


►cp: used to copy a file or directory.
► To copy in the same directory:

cp <existing file name> <new file name>


► mv : to move a file or a directory form one location to
another location.
mv <file name> <directory path>

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