|
Command |
Description |
|---|---|
| awk | Pattern scanning and processing language |
| bash | The Bourne again Shell |
| cat | Concatenates files and prints onto standard output |
| chgrp | Changes the group ownership |
| chmod | Changes file access permissions |
| chown | Changes file ownership permissions |
| cp | Copies files and directories |
| cpio | Copies files to and from archives |
| csh | C-shell |
| cut | Remove sections from each line of input |
| date | Prints the current date and timestamp |
| dd | Converts and copies files |
| dmesg | Display startup messages |
| echo | Displays a line of text |
| ed | An old text editor |
| grep | Regular expression matching program |
| gzip | GNU Zip program for compressing files |
| kill | Terminates running processes |
| ln | Creates links to files and directories |
| Command-line mail client | |
| mkdir | Creates a directory |
| more | Paginates a file |
| mount | Maps a file system to a directory |
| mv | Moves a file from one location to another |
| netstat | Prints network statistics |
| ping | Checks for the network reachability of other machines |
| ps | Lists currently running processes |
| pwd | Displays the current working directory |
| rm | Removes files |
| rmdir | Removes directories |
| sed | Stream editor can be used to edit files |
| sh | Bourne Shell |
| sleep | Delays for a specific amount of time |
| sort | Sorts the lines of input |
| su | Change identity of user |
| tar | Archiving program |
| tcsh | Enhanced C Shell |
| touch | Updates the time-stamp on a file or creates one |
| umount | Unmount a currently mounted file system |
| uname | Prints system information |
| vi | A text editor |
Linux terminal commands found in /bin directory