| HELPFUL LINUX COMMAND LIST | |
| LINUX COMMANDS | WHAT IT DOES |
| chmod mode file-name | change file and directory attributes |
| tar -Mcvf device-name directory-name | backup files to a removable device |
| cd /directory-name | change directory |
| pwd | display name of current directory |
| df | display free disk space |
| clear | clear the screen |
| cp file-name | copy file |
| date | change system date |
| rm file-name | remove file |
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rm
-R directory-name
OR rm -rf directory-name |
remove subdirectory, subdirectory tree or subdirectories of files |
| ls -l | display list of files with details |
| ls | display list of file names |
| find . -name file-name | display info about a specific file |
| dump | copy disk images |
| echo text | display text to screen |
| gedit file-name | screen (visual) text editor |
| ed file-name | basic line editor (non screen-based text editor) |
| exit | close a DOS window or a Linux terminal window |
| diff file1 file2 | compare contents of files |
| fdisk | partition hard drive |
| grep | find character strings in files |
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mke2fs /dev/fd0 OR fdformat /dev/fd0H1440 ; mkfs -t ext2 -c /dev/fd0H1440 |
format a floppy |
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man command-name OR info command-name |
display detailed command information |
| free | display memory usage |
| mkdir directory-name | create a directory |
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more file-name OR less file-name |
display files page by page |
| lpr | print a file |
| gzip file-name ; tar file-name.gz | compress files and bundle them into one file |
| mv old-name new-name | rename file |
| tar -Mxpvf device-name | restore files from a removable device |
| env | display current settings of environmental variables |
| env variable=value | assign values to environmental variables |
| date options | change system time |
| cat | display file contents |
| cpio | copy entire directory structure |
| command-name --help | display summary of command line options |
| w | display a list of users logged on |
| uname -a | reports OS ver/ type |
| clear | clears the command console |
| top | monitor CPU and mem loads |
| tail | output last 10 lines of a file |
| touch | create a file if it does not exsit or updates the time stamp of an existing file |
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ntsysv -K OR ntsysv -S |
sets programs and services that should launch for current run level |
| ps -aux | lists all the processes running |