Linux File Commands

• pwd- Output the current directory that you are in
• ls - list the content of the current directory
• ls -a - list all the content, including hidden files
• ls -l - list the content and its information
• cd someFolder – change directory to someFolder
• cd .. - Go up a directory
• cd - - Return to the previous directory
• cp source destination – Copy sourceto destination
• cp -r source destination – Copy a folder recursively from source to destination
• mv source destination - Move (or rename) a file from source to destination
• rm someFile- Remove someFile
• rm -f someFile - Remove someFile without prompt
• rm -r folder - Remove a folder and its content recursively
• mkdir foldername – Create a new folder foldername
• rmdir foldername – Remove an empty folder
• file someFile – Show the file type of someFile
• cat file1 file2 – Concatenate file1to file 2
• cat > someFile – Concatenate standard input to someFile
• less someFile - View and paginate someFile
• head someFile - Show first 10 lines of someFile
• tail someFile - Show last 10 lines of someFile
• chmod unknown file - Change file permission of file to unknown
• chown user:group file - Change ownership of fileto userand group group
• ln -s source destination – Create a link from source to destination