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Revision as of 23:32, 5 September 2009
See Linux HDA Commands for Amahi HDA-specific commands.
This is a small Linux cheat sheet, introducing the very basic and very essential commands for surviving at the Linux Command Line Interface (CLI).
Contents
Moving around in the file system
Command | Action |
---|---|
pwd | "Print working directory" - show what dir you're in. |
ls | List the contents of a dir. |
ls -l | List the contents of a dir and show additional info of the files. |
ls -a | List all files, including hidden files. |
cd | Change directory. |
cd .. | Go to the parent directory. |
Examining files
Command | Action |
---|---|
file | Determine the type of a file. |
cat | Concatenate a file. |
less | View text files and paginate them if needed. |
find | find files or directories. |
Manipulating files and directories
Command | Action |
---|---|
cp | Copy a file. |
cp -i | Copy a file and ask before overwriting. |
cp -r | Copy a directory with its contents. |
mv | Move or rename a file. |
mv -i | Move or rename a file and ask before overwriting. |
rm | Remove a file. |
rm -r | Remove a directory with its contents. |
rm -i | Ask before removing a file. Good to use with the -r option. |
mkdir | Make a directory. |
rmdir | Remove an empty directory. |
nano | Interactively edit a text file (sort of the command line equivalent to notepad.exe or TextEdit) |
Files and directory Permissions
Command | Action |
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chown | Change ownership |
chgrp | Change group |
chmod | Change permissions |
NOTE: Linux Permission Chart Table calculates based on user input.