Chapter 6: Linux Commands Flashcards
1
Q
CD
A
Change directory
2
Q
chmod
A
change file permissions
3
Q
chown
A
change file owner and group
4
Q
cp
A
copy files
5
Q
ls
A
Display contents of directory
6
Q
mkdir
A
create directory
7
Q
mv
A
rename file and move from one directory to another
8
Q
rm
A
delete files
9
Q
pwd
A
displays current directory
10
Q
dd
A
copy blocks of data from one file to another (used to copy data from devices)
11
Q
grep
A
search for regular expressions in a text file
12
Q
apt-get
A
download files from reposiory site
13
Q
ps
A
display list of currently running processes
14
Q
shutdown
A
shut down linux
15
Q
vi
A
start visual file editor