Basic Linux Command Guide

📁 File System Navigation:

pwd ➡️ Displays the present working directory.

ls ➡️ Lists files and directories.

cd ➡️ Changes the current directory.

mkdir ➡️ Creates a new directory.

rmdir ➡️ Removes an empty directory.

📄 File Management:

touch ➡️ Creates a new file.

cp ➡️ Copies files or directories.

mv ➡️ Moves files or directories.

rm ➡️ Removes files or directories.

🔒 File Permissions:

chmod ➡️ Changes file permissions.

chown ➡️ Changes file ownership.

📜 Text Manipulation:

cat ➡️ Displays file content.

grep ➡️ Searches for a pattern in a file.

sed ➡️ Edits text in a file.

🔄 Process Management:

ps ➡️ Displays running processes.

top ➡️ Real-time process viewer.

kill ➡️ Terminates a process.

📦 Package Management:

apt, yum, pacman ➡️ Package managers for installing, updating, and removing software packages.

🌐 Networking Basics:

ping ➡️ Tests network connectivity to a host.

ifconfig ➡️ Displays network interface configuration.

netstat ➡️ Displays network statistics.

🗜️ Compression and Archiving:

tar ➡️ Archives files into a tarball.
gzip ➡️ Compresses files using gzip.
zip ➡️ Compresses files into a ZIP archive.

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