008-Basic-Linux-Commands.pdf

Basic Linux Commands

1. Basic Linux Commands

2. What You Will Learn
Some basic commands that are used often

3. Basic Linux Commands
●ls - Lists directory contents.
●cd - Changes the current directory.
●pwd - Displays the present working directory.
●cat - Concatenates and displays files.
●echo - Displays arguments to the screen.
●man - Displays the online manual.
●exit - Exits the shell or your current session.
●clear - Clears the screen.

4. ls Options
-llong listing format

5. man Keyboard Commands
space - display the next page
q - quit

6. Summary
●ls - Lists directory contents.
●cd - Changes the current directory.
●pwd - Displays the present working directory.
●cat - Concatenates and displays files.
●echo - Displays arguments to the screen.
●man - Displays the online manual.
●exit - Exits the shell or your current session.
●clear - Clears the screen.

7. Next Steps
●Practice using the commands
●Experiment
●Look at the man pages for ls
○man ls