Basic Commands Flashcards by Michael Frohberg

Q

What is the command

“hostname”?

A

my computer network name

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What is the command

“pwd”?

A

print working directory

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What is the command

“mkdir”?

A

make directory

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What is the command

“cd”?

A

change directory

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What is the command

“ls”?

A

list directory

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What is the command

“rmdir”?

A

remove directory

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What is the command

“pushd”?

A

push directory

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What is the command

“popd”?

A

pop directory

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What is the command

“cp”?

A

copy a file or directory

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What is the command

“mv”?

A

move a file or directory

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Q

What is the command

“less”?

A

pass through a file

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What is the command

“cat”?

A

print the whole file

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Q

What is the command

“xargs”?

A

executes argument

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What is the command

“find”?

A

find files

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What is the command

“grep”?

A

find things in file

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Q

What is the command

“man”?

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A

read a manual page

Q

What is the command

“apropos”?

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A

find appropriate man page

Q

What is the command

“env”?

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A

look at your environment

Q

What is the command

“echo”?

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A

prints some arguments

Q

What is the command

“export”?

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A

export/set a new environment variable

Q

What is the command

“exit”?

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A

exit the shell

Q

What is the command

“sudo”?

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A

DANGER! become super user root DANGER!

Q

What is the command

“chmod”?

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A

change permission modifiers

Q

What is the command

“chown”?

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A

change ownership