Unix Commands
1) clear - to clear up your shell
2) echo "Welcome"
3) pwd - print the working directory
4) cd - change directory
5) ls - list of files and folders
6) cd .. - which changes the working directory to the folder above the current working directory
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cd ~ - takes you to your home directory. 8) mkdir - make a directory
9) touch - create a blank file
10) ls -l - long listing of files in a directory
11) wc <filename> - word count in a file (displays the number of lines in a file followed by the number of words and then the number of characters.)
12) cat <filename> - print text files to the terminal
13) less <filename> - large file we should use less, which is a program designed for viewing multi-page files.
(use the spacebar to go to the next page and the b key to go to the previous page. In order to quit less and go back to the prompt press the q key.)
14) head <filename> - head prints the first ten lines of the file to the terminal.
You can specify the number of lines printed with the -n option followed by the number of lines you’d like to see: head -n 4 <filename> (prints first four line)
15) tail <filename> - tail prints the last ten lines of the file to the terminal.
tail -n 15 <filename> (prints last 15 lines)
Notes
- The root directory (/) contains all of the folders and files on your computer.