Last Updated on June 1, 2021 by avracham
List of most used Linux commands
Introduction
Here we go again, With this Article “List of most used Linux commands”.
This article would summarize and explain the most used Linux commands, remember that some of these commands would need sudo privileges, all you need to do is to add sudo at the beginning.
Linux Commands
How to update Linux packages
apt-get update
How to upgrade Linux packages
apt-get upgrade
Print current directory
pwd
Get a list of the items in the current directory
ls
Change directory
cd
Copy command
cp cp /source /destination/ cp example.mp4 /home/ //copy multiple files cp file.avi file.doc sign.mp3 /home/
Move command
mv mv source destination mv file.doc myfile.doc mv file.doc /home
Delete/Remove file/directory command
rm rm filename.txt //delete empty folder rm foldername //delete folder wih files rm -r foldername //Delete folder with protected files rm -rf foldername
Change permission “chmod”
chmod options permissions filename/foldername chmod -R 755 /var/www/html/
Clean screen
clear
Change ownership of files and directories
chown [new_owner] [file] chown admin file.txt
Add new user
adduser username
Make Directory
mkdir dirname
Text editor
nano filename
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