elroytoscano / linux

linux commands

man

Manual of any command

pwd

print name of current working directory

ls

list contents of current working directory Doesn't display hidden files

ls -a

list all contents of current working directory including hidden files

rm

removes files/folders/directories

rm name

removes file with name name

rm -i name1 name2

removes files with name name1 name2

rm -rf Test/

removes directory Test

touch filename.ext

creates a file with a name filename and extension extension

cp file1.txt filecp.txt

copies contents of file1.txt into filecp.txt

cp -r folder1 folder2

copies contents of folder1 into another folder folder2 with contents of folder1

xdg-open .

opens current directory

adding aliases in .bashrc?

print current working directory

pwd

Change directory

cd starting_alphabet followed by tab

show desktop

ctrl + alt + d