Linux Commands
1. pwd Command
The pwd command is used to display the location of the current working directory.
Syntax:
1. pwd
2. mkdir Command
The mkdir command is used to create a new directory under any directory.
Syntax:
1. mkdir <directory name>
3. rmdir Command
The rmdir command is used to delete a directory.
Syntax:
1. rmdir <directory name>
4. ls Command
The ls command is used to display a list of content of a directory.
Syntax:
1. ls
5. cd Command
The cd command is used to change the current directory.
Syntax:
1. cd <directory name>
6. touch Command
The touch command is used to create empty files. We can create multiple empty files
by executing it once.
Syntax:
1. touch <file name>
2. touch <file1> <file2> ....
7. cat Command
The cat command 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:
1. cat [OPTION]... [FILE]..
To create a file, execute it as follows:
1. cat > <file name>
2. // Enter file content
Press "CTRL+ D" keys to save the file. To display the content of the file, execute it as
follows:
1. cat <file name>
8. rm Command
The rm command is used to remove a file.
Syntax:
rm <file name>
9. cp Command
The cp command is used to copy a file or directory.
Syntax:
To copy in the same directory:
1. cp <existing file name> <new file name>
To copy in a different directory:
10. mv Command
The mv command is used to move a file or a directory form one location to another
location.
Syntax:
1. mv <file name> <directory path>
11. rename Command
The rename command is used to rename files. It is useful for renaming a large group
of files.
Syntax:
1. rename 's/old-name/new-name/' files
For example, to convert all the text files into pdf files, execute the below command:
1. rename 's/\.txt$/\.pdf/' *.txt
12. head Command
The head command is used to display the content of a file. It displays the first 10
lines of a file.
Syntax:
1. head <file name>
13. tail Command
The tail command is similar to the head command. The difference between both
commands is that it displays the last ten lines of the file content. It is useful for
reading the error message.
Syntax:
1. tail <file name>
14. tac Command
The tac command is the reverse of cat command, as its name specified. It displays
the file content in reverse order (from the last line).
Syntax:
1. tac <file name>
15. su Command
The su command provides administrative access to another user. In other words, it
allows access of the Linux shell to another user.
Syntax:
1. su <user name>
Output:
16. id Command
The id command is used to display the user ID (UID) and group ID (GID).
Syntax:
1. id
17. useradd Command
The useradd command is used to add or remove a user on a Linux server.
Syntax:
1. useradd username
18. passwd Command
The passwd command is used to create and change the password for a user.
Syntax:
1. passwd <username>
19. groupadd Command
The groupadd command is used to create a user group.
Syntax:
1. groupadd <group name>
20. grep Command
The grep is the most powerful and used filter in a Linux system. The 'grep' stands for
"global regular expression print." It is useful for searching the content from a file.
Generally, it is used with the pipe.
Syntax:
1. command | grep <searchWord>
Output:
Cat marks.txt | grep 9
21. comm Command
The 'comm' command is used to compare two files or streams. By default, it displays
three columns, first displays non-matching items of the first file, second indicates the
non-matching item of the second file, and the third column displays the matching
items of both files.
Syntax:
1. comm <file1> <file2>
22. wc Command
The wc command is used to count the lines, words, and characters in a file.
Syntax:
1. wc <file name>
23. sort Command
The sort command is used to sort files in alphabetical order.
Syntax:
1. sort <file name>
24. gzip Command
The gzip command is used to truncate the file size. It is a compressing tool. It
replaces the original file by the compressed file having '.gz' extension.
Syntax:
1. gzip <file1> <file2> <file3>...
25. gunzip Command
The gunzip command is used to decompress a file. It is a reverse operation of gzip
command.
Syntax:
1. gunzip <file1> <file2> <file3>. .
26. cal Command
The cal command is used to display the current month's calendar with the current
date highlighted.
Syntax:
27. sleep Command
The sleep command is used to hold the terminal by the specified amount of time. By
default, it takes time in seconds.
Syntax:
1. sleep <time>
28. time Command
The time command is used to display the time to execute a command.
Syntax:
1. time
29. df Command
The df command is used to display the disk space used in the file system. It displays
the output as in the number of used blocks, available blocks, and the mounted
directory.
Syntax:
1. df
Output:
30. clear Command
Linux clear command is used to clear the terminal screen.
Syntax:
1. clear
31. ping Command
The ping command is used to check the connectivity between two nodes, that is
whether the server is connected. It is a short form of "Packet Internet Groper."
Syntax:
1. ping <destination>
