Chapter 6: Linux Commands Flashcards

1
Q

CD

A

Change directory

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2
Q

chmod

A

change file permissions

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3
Q

chown

A

change file owner and group

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4
Q

cp

A

copy files

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5
Q

ls

A

Display contents of directory

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6
Q

mkdir

A

create directory

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7
Q

mv

A

rename file and move from one directory to another

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8
Q

rm

A

delete files

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9
Q

pwd

A

displays current directory

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10
Q

dd

A

copy blocks of data from one file to another (used to copy data from devices)

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11
Q

grep

A

search for regular expressions in a text file

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12
Q

apt-get

A

download files from reposiory site

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13
Q

ps

A

display list of currently running processes

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14
Q

shutdown

A

shut down linux

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15
Q

vi

A

start visual file editor

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16
Q

passed

A

change password

17
Q

su

A

start new shell as another user (usually the root user)

18
Q

sudo

A

run command as another user (usually root)

19
Q

ipconfig

A

view and change information related to network config

20
Q

iwconfig

A

similar to ifconfig but used for wireless

21
Q

q

A

quits most interactive utilities