Commands Flashcards
1
Q
How to find commands if you do not it
A
man as in manual and (command) –help
2
Q
Find the manual page of a command
A
man (Command) eg: man ls
3
Q
Search for all programs related to “something”
A
man -k “something” eg: man -k browser
4
Q
Delete
A
rm
5
Q
Make a new directory
A
mkdir
6
Q
Copy a file
A
cp
7
Q
Output the contents of one or more files
A
cat (file name)
8
Q
Send a file
A
(something) > (destination) eg: ls > folder
9
Q
List everything on your system
A
find /
10
Q
Friendly way of viewing text
A
less
11
Q
List of everything in your computer in a friendlier way
A
find / | less
12
Q
Get things online
A
sudo apt-get update
13
Q
How to search for packages to install
A
apt-cache search “name of package”
14
Q
Remove a program
A
sudo apt-get purge “name of program”
15
Q
What is -dev in the end of packages names?
A
Used for compiling software
