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Ubuntu linux terminal commands

Splendid Skipper answered on March 21, 2023 Popularity 9/10 Helpfulness 4/10

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Ubuntu linux terminal commands

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// prints current working directory 
pwd

// list all files and folders
ls

// list all files and folders of another directory 
ls dir-name

// shows recursively, current directory and all Its sub directory contents
ls -R dir-name

// show all Including hidden files
ls -a dir-name 

// detailed ouput, metadata of directory contents
ls -l {dir-name}

// change directory
cd dir-name

// change directory to one level back
cd ..

// show history of commands entered in terminal
history

// shows specific number of commands in of history in terminal 
history number-of-lines

// clears the terminal screeen
clear

// changes directory to home folder
Cd ~

// create a folder/directory
mkdlr new-dir-name

// creates a file 
touch new-flie-name

// removes a file
rm file-name

// removes a directory/folder and all subfolder/directories inside it
rm -r dir-name

// renames file name
mv file-name new-flie-name

// creates a copy of the file
cp file-name new-flie-name

// creates a copy of the directory/folder 
cp -r dir-name new-dir-name

// show file contents
cat file-name

// shows cpu info
lscpu

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