Linux Commands Flashcards
1
Q
~root
A
Home directory of the root user
/root
2
Q
~josh
A
Home directory of the josh account
/home/josh
3
Q
~ftp
A
Home directory of the ftp service account
/srv/ftp
4
Q
~
A
Home directory
5
Q
ls
A
lists directory contents
6
Q
cd
A
Changes the current working directory
7
Q
pwd
A
Displays present working directory
8
Q
cat
A
Displays file contents
Concatenates all strings in a file into one string
9
Q
echo
A
Display arguments to the screen
10
Q
man
A
Displays the online manual
11
Q
exit
A
Exits the shell or current session
12
Q
clear
A
Clears the screen
13
Q
tac
A
Displays file contents in reverse order
14
Q
man -k cron
A
Search man pages for commands that contain cron
