Basics of Linux - Some More Basic Commands

Some More Basic Commands

ls (list of files in current directory)

ls -l (long listing of files)

ll (an alias for ls -l)

ls -lh (size of files is displayed in Human Readable format)

ls -t (sort the output in descending order with the latest modified file at the top)

ls -r (reverse the sorting)

locate <filename> (will try to find the specified file by looking up the system database of files prepared by updatedb)

updatedb (creates or updates a database used by locate)

find <path-to-search> <filename>

df -h (display list of partitions in human readable format)

Change Directory

pwd (Print Working Directory)

cd /var/log/ (will change current working directory to the specified dir)

cd ~ (Jump to current user’s home directory)

cd ~skywalker (Jump to username:skywalker's home directory)

cd - (Move to the previous directory)

cd .. (Move one level up)