Advanced Lunix
Lab 1.0
20 basic linux commands
1. pwd --> This will show the current path
2. ls --> this will so the files in a directory
3. sudo -i --> this command will give superuser permission to the current user
4. cd <directory> -> to get in a directory
5. cd .. -- > to get out of the current folder
6. mkdir -->To make a new lauda
7. halt --> To shutdown the system
8. mv <file_name1> >file_name2> --> to change the name of a file
9. rm --> To delete a file
10. touch <file_name> -->Create a file if not exist otherwise it will update the time stamp
11. cat <file_name> --> To show the content of the file in the command line
12. chmod +x <file_name> --> To give read write and execute permission to a file
13. hostname --> Show the current host name
14. ifconfig --> is used for displaying current network configuration information, setting up an ip
address, netmask or broadcast address to an network interface
15. df --> This commands reports file system disk space usage.
16. du --> Estimates file space usage. It has various options to display the output in the format
you desire.
17. cp <file_name> <path> --> To copy a file
18. rmdir <directory path> --> To delete a directory
19 df --> This commands reports file system disk space usage.
20. clear --> This command is used to clear the terminal screen
