Basic Linux Commands

What command is used to list files in a directory?

• dir

• ls

• list

• show

How do you move or rename a file?

• mv [source] [destination]

• move [source] [destination]

• rename [source] [destination]

• copy [source] [destination]

How do you display the manual for a command?

• man [command_name]

• help [command_name]

• info [command_name]

• show [command_name]

What command is used to copy files?

• cp [source] [destination]

• mv [source] [destination]

• rm [file]

• ls [directory]

What command is used to search for a specific text in a file?

• find [text] [file_name]

• search [text] [file_name]

• grep [text] [file_name]

• locate [text] [file_name]

How do you create a new directory?

• mkdir [directory_name]

• create [directory_name]

• newdir [directory_name]

• make [directory_name]

What command is used to remove files?

• rm [file_name]

• del [file_name]

• remove [file_name]

• erase [file_name]

How do you view the contents of a file?

• cat [file_name]

• view [file_name]

• open [file_name]

• display [file_name]

How do you change directories in Linux?

• cd [directory_name]

• chdir [directory_name]

• dir [directory_name]

• move [directory_name]

What command is used to display the current working directory?

• ls

• cd

• pwd

• mkdir