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Linux Directory File Commands Cheat Sheet

This document is a cheat sheet for using the Vi editor and basic directory and file commands in a Unix-like operating system. It includes commands for navigating directories, managing files, and editing files with the Vi and Nano editors. Key commands such as 'pwd', 'ls', 'cd', 'mkdir', 'rm', 'cp', and 'chmod' are summarized for quick reference.

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Linux Directory File Commands Cheat Sheet

This document is a cheat sheet for using the Vi editor and basic directory and file commands in a Unix-like operating system. It includes commands for navigating directories, managing files, and editing files with the Vi and Nano editors. Key commands such as 'pwd', 'ls', 'cd', 'mkdir', 'rm', 'cp', and 'chmod' are summarized for quick reference.

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Vi Editor Cheat Sheet

Directory Commands

pwd - Show current working directory

ls - List files and directories

ls -l - List with detailed information

ls -a - List all including hidden files

cd dirname - Change directory to 'dirname'

cd .. - Move to parent directory

cd / - Move to root directory

mkdir dirname - Create new directory named 'dirname'

rmdir dirname - Remove empty directory 'dirname'

rm -r dirname - Remove directory 'dirname' and its contents

File Commands

touch filename - Create a new empty file named 'filename'

cat filename - Display contents of 'filename'

cp source dest - Copy file 'source' to 'dest'

mv source dest - Move or rename file from 'source' to 'dest'

rm filename - Delete file named 'filename'

nano filename - Open file in nano editor

vi filename - Open file in vi editor

less filename - View file contents one screen at a time

head filename - View first 10 lines of 'filename'

tail filename - View last 10 lines of 'filename'

chmod 755 file - Change permissions of 'file' (example: read/write/execute)

chown user file - Change owner of 'file' to 'user'

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