Linux Test 2
Terms
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- cd
- change directory
- df
- disk free, free space remaining on hard drive
- du
- disk usage, space used in current directory and all subdirectories
- ls
- list files
- ls -l
- list files showing file type, file mode, size of file and date of creation or revision
- man
- display pages from the system manual
- mkdir
- make directory, create a new one
- mv
- rename file
- pwd
- print working directory; shows you which direcotry is the current directory
- rmdir
- remove directory
- chsh
- change shell
- chsh -l
- list shells available on your system
- exit
- log off (some systems)
- logout
- log off (some systems)
- passwd
- change password
- ps -A
- list all running processes
- ctrl c
- interrupt output
- ctrl d
- log off
- ctrl h
- erase a character
- ctrl q
- resume scrolling
- ctrl s
- stop scrolling
- cat
- read text file, create text file, concatenate files, append text to file
- cp
- copy file or group of files
- cpio
- back up files
- -exec
- used to specify an action to be performed on files located with find command
- find
- find files
- grep
- search for specific text within text file
- ln
- link files
- lpr
- print text file
- used ith find command to tell system to display results on standard output
- rm
- delete file or group of files
- rm -i
- in deleting multiple files, the system promtps u to confirm deletion of each