Common Command Line Commands

Question 1

change directory

Answer 1

cd

Question 2

List files and directories in current directory.

Answer 2

ls

Question 3

Display the path of the current directory.

Answer 3

pwd

Question 4

create a file

Answer 4

touch

Question 5

create a directory

Answer 5

mkdir

Question 6

Copy one or more files to a new location

Answer 6

cp

Question 7

Move or rename a file or directory

Answer 7

mv

Question 8

Make a new directory

Answer 8

mkdir

Question 9

Create a new file or update modification time if a file with that name exists

Answer 9

touch

Question 10

Remove one or more files or directories *cannot undo PERMANENT

Answer 10

rm

Question 11

Exit out of any executables process

Answer 11

ctrl + c

Question 12

create

Answer 12

-c

Question 13

zip

Answer 13

-z

Question 14

file

Answer 14

-f

Question 15

number of dashes for abbreviated flags

Answer 15

one dash

Question 16

number of dashes for full word flags

Answer 16

two dashes

Question 17

combine -c, -z, -f

Answer 17

-czf

Question 18

Display documentation about a command.

Answer 18

man

Question 19

Copy a file or directory.

Answer 19

cp

Question 20

Move or rename a file or directory.

Answer 20

mv

Question 21

Print text to STDOUT.

Answer 21

echo

Question 22

Display contents of a file.

Answer 22

cat

Question 23

Display contents of a file, starting at the top and letting the user scroll down.

Answer 23

more

Question 24

Display contents of a file in an even more interactive way.

Answer 24

less

Question 25

Display the first part of a file.

Answer 25

head

Question 26

Display the last part of a file.

Answer 26

tail

Question 27

do not print the trailing newline character

Answer 27

-n