Linux Basic Commands

With my first  post I am adding some of the basic and most frequently used Linux commands. Most of the commands mentioned here can be used in numerous methods. Detailed usage of each commands will be the subject of my next posts.


                

Command	Description
clear	Clears the terminal screen
mkdir	Create directory
cd	Change directory
pwd	Print current/working directory
ls	Lists the contents of a directory
cp	Copy files and directories
mv	Move / Rename files and directories
rm	Remove files or directories
cat	Create, display, append and copy a text file
vi	Edit a text file
more	Filtered text outputs one screenful at a time, primitive and limited backward navigation
less	similar to more but allows backward and forward movements
head	output the first part of files
tail	output the last part of files
find	search and find the location of a file
locate	find a file's location by name
ln	Make link between files
cmp	Compare two files
diff	compare files line by line
which	Shows full path of the command
whereis	locate the binary, source and manual pages of a command
id	show real and effective user id
who	shows who all are logged in
w	shows who is logged in and what are they doing
whoami	print the current user
man	Command reference manual
info	Read info documents
ps	Lists current processes
kill	Terminate process
echo	Display a line of text
wall	Send message to all terminal
date	print or set the system date and time
cal	Calendar
touch	Create empty files and changing timestamps