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Created May 26, 2019 23:57
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Commands

Commands Description
$ cd <directory> change directory
$ ls list items of current directory
$ clear clean terminal window
$ pwd show working directory
$ touch <file-name> create new file
$ cp <file-name> <Directory>/<file-name> copy file to a directory
$ mv <file-name> <Directory> move file to a directory
$ rm <file-name> delete a file
$ nano <file-name> open file in nano text editor
$ cat <file-name> show content of a file in the terminal
$ less <file-name> show content of a file
$ <command> --help show info about a command
$ man <program> show the manual of mentioned program
$ grep <word/ file-name> search a certain word/ name
$ echo "some message" > <file-name> write message in mentioned file
$ mkdir <directory> create new directory
$ adduser <user-name> add new user account
$ chown <user> <file-name> change ownership of file to mentioned user
$ chmod change mode/ access permissions (Read, Write, Execute)
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