LINUX COMMANDS (1)

File/Directory Basics

ls - List files

cp - Copy files

mv - Rename files

rm - Delete files

ln - Link files

cd - Change directory

pwd - Print current directory name

mkdir - Create directory

rmdir - Delete directory

File Viewing

cat - View files

less - Page through files

head - View file beginning

tail - View file ending

nl - Number lines

od - View binary data

xxd - View binary data

gv - View Postscript/PDF files

xdvi - View TeX DVI files

File Creation and Editing

emacs - Text editor

vim - Text editor

umask - Set default file protections

soffice - Edit Word/Excel/ PowerPoint docs

abiword - Edit Word documents

gnumeric - Edit Excel documents

File Properties

stat - Display file attributes

wc - Count bytes/words/lines

du - Measure disk usage

file - Identify file types

touch - Change file timestamps

chown - Change file owner

chgrp - Change file group

chmod - Change file protections

chattr – Change advanced file attributes

lsattr - List advanced file attributes