Linux Basic Commands

Commands

1. BASH Commands (Shell Commands)
2. Application Commands
   

• sbin → System Binary
• bin → Binary

* To see shell commands, type (help)
** ¦ more → fit the output to screen
Ex: help ¦ more

* To see Shell and Application Commands.
** Login as root and press Tab key Three times.

* How to check commands (Is it Shell or Application command)
** type -a command name
Ex: type -a logout

* How to see details of commands (Shell Description)
** whatis command name
Ex: whatis cal

Long Description
man command name → Ex: man cal


Directory Browsing and listing Commands

■ To see the current location of a user

• Command → pwd (Print Working Directory)

■ To see the contents of current folder

• Command → ls or tree

■ object color codes (files and folders)

• White → text base files
• Dark blue → folders
• Green → executable file (or any file to copied from Windows to Linux)
• Purple → multimedia files
• Orange → device driver files
• Red → compressed files
• Light Blue → short cuts

Object Rename

command → mv
Syntax → mv_current_object name_new object name
Ex: mv folder1 folder2

Moving Objects

command → mv
Syntax → mv_object name_new location name
Ex: mv folder1 /home

Deleting Objects

command → rm
Syntax → rm_-r_object name
Ex: rm -r folder