LINUX Commands

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ls

list files

cd

change directory

pwd

print working directory

cp

copy files

mkdir

make a directory

rmdir

remove directory

cat

show contents of files

grep/egrep

search for pattern in file (regular expressions)

cut

slit data by columns

sort

sort lines by alphabetical order

tar

create archive of files + directories

gzip

GNU zip - compress file

head

show top few lines of files

tail

show bottom few lines of files

ln

create hard links or symbolic links

sed

stream editor

tr

translate

awk

text processing package

echo

echo the arguments

cal

display calendar

xargs

convert standard input to arguments and run commands

mskr

build a bunch of source files into executables

comm

outputs common lines of 2 files

diff

show differences between 2 files

paste

show multiple file contents side by side

more,

less

show content one page at a time

chmod

change permissions

dd

delete one line

5dd

delete 5 lines

x

delete one char

5x

delete 5 chars

d$

delete until end of current lines

dw

delete one word

cw

change word

yy, 3yy

yank (copy) that many lines

p

paste those lines below current line