Basic Command Line Commands Flashcards
cd change directory ls list directory rmdir remove directory pushd push directory popd pop directory cp copy a file or directory mv move a file or directory less page through a file cat print the whole file xargs execute arguments find find files grep find things inside files man read a manual page apropos find what man page is appropriate env look at your environment echo print some arguments export export/set a new environment variable exit exit the shell su
1
Q
pwd
A
print working directory
2
Q
hostname
A
my computer’s network name
3
Q
mkdir
A
make directory
4
Q
cd
A
change directory
5
Q
ls
A
list directory
6
Q
rmdir
A
remove directory
7
Q
pushd
A
push directory
8
Q
popd
A
pop directory
9
Q
cp
A
copy file
10
Q
mv
A
move file directory
11
Q
less
A
page through a file
12
Q
cat
A
print a whole file
13
Q
xargs
A
execute arguments
14
Q
find
A
find files
15
Q
grep
A
find things inside files
