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Linux Bash Commands

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show directory listing  
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show formatted listing with hidden files  
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cd dir   show
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show change to home  
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pwd   show
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mkdir dir   show
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show delete file  
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rm -r dir   show
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rm -f file   show
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show force remove directory dir *  
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cp file1 file2   show
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cp -r dir1 dir2   show
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show rename or move file1 to file2 if file2 is an existing directory, moves file1 into directory file2  
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ln -s file link   show
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touch file   show
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show places standard input into file  
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more file   show
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head file   show
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tail file   show
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tail -f file   show
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ps   show
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show display all running processes  
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show change the permissions of fileto octal, which can be found separately for user,group, and world by adding:● 4 – read (r)● 2 – write (w)● 1 – execute (x)Examples:chmod 777 – read, write, execute for allchmod 755 – rwx for owner, rx for group and world  
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show search for pattern in files  
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grep -r pattern dir   show
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command | grep pattern   show
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locate file   show
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date   show
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cal   show
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uptime   show
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show who you are logged in as  
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show show the manual for command  
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show compresses file and renames it to file.gz  
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gzip -d file.gz   show
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show repeats the last command  
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exit   show
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