1)Pwd – prints working directories eg.. root.

2)Ls – lists all directories eg.. downloads, files etc.

3)Cd + name of the directory – navigates into the
directory. Eg.. cd downloads , cd music etc.
4)Cd .. – brings you back from the directory.
Eg… brings you back from downloads to root.
5)man + name of command – tells you how the
command is used. Eg.. man ls etc..
6)name of command + --help – helps and tells you the
use of the command. Eg- ls –help
7)clear- clears the screen of the terminal.
8) arrow buttons – used for using previously used
codes.
9)starting letters of directories + tab button – auto
completes the name of directories.
10)apt-get update – helps you download apps
11)apt-get install + name of app – helps you install
apps
adduser Add a new user  
arch Print machine architecture
awk Find and Replace text within file(s)  
bc An arbitrary precision calculator language  
cal Display a calendar
cat Concatenate files and print on the standard output
chdir Change working directory
chgrp Change the group ownership of files
 Tool for maintaining the /etc/rc[0-6].d directory
chkconfig  
hierarchy
chmod Change the access permissions of files and directories  
chown Change the user and group ownership of files
chroot Change root directory  
cksum Print CRC checksum and byte counts  
clear Clear terminal screen  
cmp Compare two files  
comm Compare two sorted files line by line  
cp Copy one or more files to another location  
cron Daemon to execute scheduled commands  
crontab Schedule a command to run at a later time  
csplit Split a file into context-determined pieces  
cut Divide a file into several parts  
date Display or change the date & time  
dc Desk Calculator  
dd Data Dump - Convert and copy a file  
df Display free disk space  
diff Display the differences between two files  
diff3 Show differences among three files  
dir Briefly list directory contents  
dircolors Colour setup for `ls'  
dirname Convert a full pathname to just a path  
du Estimate file space usage  
echo Display message on screen  
ed A line-oriented text editor (edlin)  
egrep Search file(s) for lines that match an extended expression  
eject Eject CD-ROM  
env Display, set, or remove environment variables  
expand Convert tabs to spaces  
expr Evaluate expressions  
factor Print prime factors  
false Do nothing, unsuccessfully  
fdformat Low-level format a floppy disk  
fdisk Partition table manipulator for Linux  
fgrep Search file(s) for lines that match a fixed string  
find Search for files that meet a desired criteria  
fmt Reformat paragraph text  
fold Wrap text to fit a specified width  
format Format disks or tapes  
free Display memory usage  
fsck Filesystem consistency check and repair  
gawk Find and Replace text within file(s)  
grep Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern  
groups Print group names a user is in  
gzip Compress or decompress named file(s)  
head Output the first part of file(s)  
hostname Print or set system name  
id Print user and group id's  
info Help info  
install Copy files and set attributes  
join Join lines on a common field  
kill Stop a process from running  
less Display output one screen at a time  
ln Make links between files  
locate Find files
logname Print current login name  
lpc Line printer control program  
lpr Off line print  
lprm Remove jobs from the print queue  
ls List information about file(s)
man Help manual  
mkdir Create new folder(s)  
mkfifo Make FIFOs (named pipes)  
mknod Make block or character special files  
more Display output one screen at a time  
mount Mount a file system  
mv Move or rename files or directories  
nice Set the priority of a command or job  
nl Number lines and write files  
nohup Run a command immune to hangups  
passwd Modify a user password  
paste Merge lines of files  
pathchk Check file name portability  
pr Convert text files for printing  
printcap Printer capability database  
printenv Print environment variables  
printf Format and print data  
ps Process status  
pwd Print Working Directory
quota Display disk usage and limits  
quotacheck Scan a file system for disk usage  
quotactl Set disk quotas  
ram ram disk device  
rcp Copy files between two machines  
rm Remove files  
rmdir Remove folder(s)  
rpm Remote Package Manager  
rsync Remote file copy (Synchronize file trees)  
screen Terminal window manager  
sdiff Merge two files interactively  
sed Stream Editor  
select Accept keyboard input  
seq Print numeric sequences  
shutdown Shutdown or restart linux  
sleep Delay for a specified time  
sort Sort text files  
split Split a file into fixed-size pieces  
su Substitute user identity  
sum Print a checksum for a file  
symlink Make a new name for a file  
sync Synchronize data on disk with memory  
tac Concatenate and write files in reverse  
tail Output the last part of files  
tar Tape Archiver  
tee Redirect output to multiple files  
test Evaluate a conditional expression  
time Measure Program Resource Use  
touch Change file timestamps  
top List processes running on the system  
traceroute Trace Route to Host  
tr Translate, squeeze, and/or delete characters  
true Do nothing, successfully  
tsort Topological sort  
tty Print filename of terminal on stdin  
umount Unmount a device  
uname Print system information  
unexpand Convert spaces to tabs  
uniq Uniquify files  
units Convert units from one scale to another  
unshar Unpack shell archive scripts  
useradd Create new user account  
usermod Modify user account  
users List users currently logged in  
uuencode Encode a binary file  
uudecode Decode a file created by uuencode  
vdir Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b')  
watch Execute/display a program periodically  
wc Print byte, word, and line counts  
whereis Report all known instances of a command  
which Locate a program file in the user's path  
who Print all usernames currently logged in  
whoami Print the current user id and name (`id -un')  
xargs Execute utility, passing constructed argument list(s)  
yes Print a string until interrupted