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Basic Ubuntu cmds Flashcards

Study basic commands

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sudo

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Linux command allows you to run programs or other commands with administrative privileges

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apt-get

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used to install, update, upgrade and remove any package

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sudo apt-get update

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update with super user privileges

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sudo apt-get upgrade

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After updating the package database, next step is to to upgrade the installed packages

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sudo apt-get install

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easily install a program using this command

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sudo apt-get remove

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removing the installed program

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sudo apt-get purge

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used when you want to remove a software completely from your system with its configuration

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sudo apt-get autoremove

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used to remove any unnecessary packages

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ls

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lists all files and folders in your current working directory

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cd

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change director

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cd /

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Takes you to the root directory

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cd ..

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Takes you up one directory level

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cd �

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Takes you to the previous directory

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pwd

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print working directory

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cp

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allows you to copy a file

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mv

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allows you to move files

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rm

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removes the specified file

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mkdir

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allows you to create a new directory or file

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history

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displays all of your previous commands up to the history limit

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df

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displays information about the disk space usage of all mounted file systems

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du

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displays the size of a directory and all of its subdirectories

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free

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Displays the amount of free space available on the system

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top

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Displays the processes using the most system resources at any given time

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passwd

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used to change user password using Terminal

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Ctrl + Shift + T

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Open new tab on current terminal

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Ctrl + Shift + W

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Close the current tab

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Ctrl + A

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Move cursor to beginning of line

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Ctrl + E

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Move cursor to end of line

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Ctrl + U

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Clears the entire current line

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Ctrl + K

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Clears the command from the cursor right

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Ctrl + W

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Delete the word before the cursor

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Ctrl + R

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Allows you to search your history for commands matching what you have typed

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Ctrl + C

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Kill the current process

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Ctrl + Z

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Suspend the current process by sending the signal SIGSTOP; SIGSTOP signal instructs the operating system to stop a process

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Ctrl + L

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Clears the terminal output

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Alt + F

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Move forward one word

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Alt + B

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Move backward one word

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Ctrl + Shift + C

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Copy the highlighted command to the clipboard

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Ctrl + Shift + V or Shift + Insert

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Paste the contents of the clipboard

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