Common Linux Commands

Main Commands of Linux

Linux is an operating system which is based on many different commands. Let us have a look at some of the most important Linux commands one by one. The first command is known as cat, the example of cat is cat .bashrc.  It helps in sending the data contained in files to the standard output. This is a how the contents of the short file are listed for the screen. The next command in the list is cd; the example of this command is cd/home and cd httpd. It helps in changing the contents of the directory to Home. While cd httpd is helpful in converting the directory to the httpd command at the end the full path of this command turns out to be home httpd. Next main command is cp; the example of this file includes cp myfile yourfile. It is used to copy files. Moreover it allows the copying of files such as myfile to the yourfile in existing directory. Cp-i myfile yourfile, with its i option prevents the overwriting on yourfile. The next command in the line is dd which stands for disk duplicate. This command is used to copy and convert the files however it is used by advance users. dd if means if file and ddof means of file command. Coming to the subsequent command df it is used to display the amount of disk space utilized by each mounted file. An example of this kind of command is less textfile. It allows the user to move up and down the page and helps to display the components of the textfile.

Some More Commands

Ln is another command of Linux OS which guides in creating a symbolic link to any file. Locate is also a command of Linux whose example is slocate-u. Locate is a quick database file locater. However the sloacte-u helps in building a sloacte database. The completion time of this command is several minutes and it is preferable to use this command before you start to search files. Locate whereis is also an example of this command and is helpful in presenting the list of the files containing whereis link. Logout command is useful in assisting the user to log out of the PC.ls command is really helpful in listing files. It also helps in listing the files in the existing working environment of the directory.

 Commands of Linux

The list of the Linux commands is long. More is another important command of Linux, which helps in transferring the output to the screen with a speed of single page at a time. mv command is used in moving and renaming files. Mv-I Myfile yourfile is really significant in converting the name of myfile to yourfile. Pwd is an important command which displays the current working directory. Shutdown command as its name tells is used to shut the system down to halt position as soon as the command is received. All these effective commands are vital to the working of the operating system.