Basic Linux Commands List
Sunday, August 26th, 2007
man
Get help.
cd
Move to a different directory.
pwd
Print working directory.
find
Search directories for matching files.
whereis
Find files from files directories.
locate
Locate files from locate’s database - locatedb.
updatedb
Update locatedb database.
whatis
Get command summaries.
makewhatis
Build the whatis database (db of command summaries).
apropos
Search for whatis database to get the program you want.
ls
List files and directories.
dir
List directories.
tree
List graphic directory.
cat
List, create, and combine files.
more
Read files.
less
Read files (allows [...]