Basic Linux Commands Flashcards

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hostname

A

My Computer’s Network Name

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pwd

A

Print Working Directory

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mkdir

A

Make Directory

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cd

A

Change Directory

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4
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ls

A

List Directory

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rmdir

A

Remove Directory

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6
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pushd

A

Push Directory

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7
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popd

A

Pop Directory

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8
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cp

A

copy a file or directory

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9
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mv

A

Move a file or directory

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10
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less

A

Page through a file.

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cat

A

Print the whole file.

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12
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xargs

A

Execute arguments.

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13
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find

A

Find files.

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14
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grep

A

Find things inside files.

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15
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man

A

Read a manual page.

16
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apropos

A

Find what man page is appropriate.

17
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env

A

Look at your environment.

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echo

A

Print some arguments.

19
Q

export

A

Export/set a new environment variable.

20
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exit

A

Exit the shell.

21
Q

sudo

A

Become super user.

22
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chmod

A

Change permission modifiers.

23
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chown

A

Change ownership.