Basic Linux Command Line Reference Guide
A list of basic commands in linux command line to survive in day to day.
File/Directory Basics
- ls - List files
- cp - Copy files
- mv - Rename files
- rm - Delete files
- ln - Link files
- cd - Change directory
- pwd - Print current directory name
- mkdir - Create directory
- rmdir - Delete directory
- cat - View files
- less - Page through files
- head - View file beginning
- tail - View file ending
- nl - Number lines
- od - View binary data
- xxd - View binary data
- gv - View Postscript/PDF files
- xdvi - View TeX DVI files
File Creation and Editing
- emacs- Text editor
- vim - Text editor
- umask - Set default file protections
- soffice - Edit Word/Excel/PowerPoint docs
- abiword - Edit Word documents
- gnumeric - Edit Excel documents
File Properties
- stat - Display file attributes
- wc - Count bytes/words/lines
- du - Measure disk usage
- file - Identify file types
- touch - Change file timestamps
- chown - Change file owner
- chgrp - Change file group
- chmod - Change file protections
- chattr - Change advanced file attributes
- lsattr - List advanced file attributes
File Location
- find - Locate files
- slocate - Locate files via index
- which - Locate commands
- whereis - Locate standard files
File Compression
- gzip - Compress files (GNU Zip)
- compress - Compress files (Unix)
- bzip2 - Compress files (BZip2)
- zip - Compress files (Windows Zip)
File Comparison
- diff - Compare files line by line
- comm - Compare sorted files
- cmp - Compare files byteby byte
- md5sum - Compute checksums
Disks and Filesystems
- df - Show free disk space
- mount - Make a disk accessible
- fsck - Check a disk for errors
- sync - Flush disk caches
Backups and Remote Storage
- mt - Control a tape drive
- dump - Back up a disk
- restore - Restore a dump
- tar - Read/write tape archives
- cdrecord - Burn a CD
- rsync - Mirror a set of files
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