| ls -l |
List files in current directory using
long format |
| ls -F |
List files in current directory and
indicate the file type |
| ls -laC |
List all files in current directory in
long format and display in columns |
| rm name |
Remove a file or directory called name |
| rm -rf name |
Kill off an entire directory and all it’s
includes files and subdirectories |
cp filename
/home/dirname |
Copy the file called filename to the
/home/dirname directory |
mv filename
/home/dirname |
Move the file called filename to the
/home/dirname directory |
| cat filetoview |
Display the file called filetoview |
| man -k keyword |
Display man pages containing keyword |
| more filetoview |
Display the file called filetoview one
page at a time, proceed to next page
using the spacebar |
| head filetoview |
Display the first 10 lines of the file
called filetoview |
| head -20 filetoview |
Display the first 20 lines of the file
called filetoview |
| tail filetoview |
Display the last 10 lines of the file
called filetoview |
| tail -20 filetoview |
Display the last 20 lines of the file
called filetoview |
