Day-2 Basics Linux commands

• The Linux command is a utility of the Linux operating system. All basic and advanced tasks can be done by executing commands. The commands are executed on the Linux terminal. The terminal is a command-line interface to interact with the system, which is similar to the command prompt in Windows OS. Commands in Linux are case-sensitive.

Task: What is the Linux command to:

1. pwd - Print work directory. Gives the present working directory.

2. ls -The ls command is used to list files or directories in Linux and other Unix-based operating systems.

3. ls -l -Type the ls -l command to list the contents of the directory in a table format with columns including.

4. ls -a -Type the ls -a command to list files or directories including hidden files or directories. In Linux, anything that begins with a . is considered a hidden file.

5. ls *.sh -List all the files having .sh extension.

6. ls -d */ -List only directories.(we can also specify a pattern).

7. cd path_to_directory -Change the directory to the provided path.

8. cd ~ or cd -Change the directory to the home directory.

9. cd - -Go to the last working directory.

10. cd .. -Change the directory to one step back.

11. cd ../.. - Change directory to 2 levels back.

12. mkdir  'directoryName' - To make a directory in a specific location.

13. rm 'fileName'/ rm -f 'fileName' - To remove and forcefully remove the file from a specific location.

14. rm/rmdir 'dirName'/ rm -rf 'fileName' - To remove and forcefully remove the dir/folder from a specific location.

15. touch '.fileName'/ mkdir '.folderName' -To create a hidden file/folder.

16. mkdir -p  A/B/C/D     -Make a nested directory

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