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===General Linux Command Info===
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*Almost every single command should have an argument (an input for a function)
*A filename in Linux refers to both a file's name and a directory's name
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===Common Linux Commands===
===Common Linux Commands===


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! Command
! Syntax
! Description
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! Command !! Syntax !! Description
| cat
| cat ''filename''
| Display file’s contents to the standard output device (usually your monitor)
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| cd
| cd ''/pathname''
| Change to the given directory
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| chmod*
| chmod ''options'' ''mode'' ''filename''
| Changes a file's permissions.
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| chown*
| chown ''options'' ''filename''
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Revision as of 07:12, 1 December 2013

General Linux Command Info

  • Almost every single command should have an argument (an input for a function)
  • A filename in Linux refers to both a file's name and a directory's name

Common Linux Commands

Command Syntax Description
cat cat filename Display file’s contents to the standard output device (usually your monitor)
cd cd /pathname Change to the given directory
chmod* chmod options mode filename Changes a file's permissions.
chown* chown options filename