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This Is Your Brain On Informatics: Linux Commands

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===Common Linux Commands===
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! style="padding: 10px;"| Command
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! Command| style="padding: 10px;"| cat! Syntax| style="padding: 10px;"| cat ''filename''! Description| style="padding: 10px;"| Display file’s contents to the standard output device (usually your monitor)
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| catstyle="padding: 10px;"| cd| cat style="padding: 10px;"| cd ''filename/pathname''| Display file’s contents style="padding: 10px;"| Change to the standard output device (usually your monitor)given directory
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| cdstyle="padding: 10px;"| chmod*| cd style="padding: 10px;"| chmod ''options'' ''mode'' ''/pathnamefilename''| Change to the given directorystyle="padding: 10px;"| Changes a file's permissions.
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| chmod*style="padding: 10px;"| chown| chmod ''options'' style="padding: 10px;"| chown ''modeprivate_owner:group_owner'' ''filename''| style="padding: 10px;"| Changes a ownership of the file's permissions.
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| chownstyle="padding: 10px;"| clear| chown ''private_ownerstyle="padding:group_owner'' ''filename''10px;"| clear| Changes ownership of style="padding: 10px;"| Clears the filescreen by scrolling (does not delete anything)
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| clearstyle="padding: 10px;"| cp| clearstyle="padding: 10px;"| cp ''options'' ''source'' ''destination''| Clears style="padding: 10px;"| Copies a file from the source to the screen by scrolling (does not delete anything)destination
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| cpstyle="padding: 10px;"| find| cp style="padding: 10px;"| find ''options/pathname'' ''source'' ''destinationstring''| Copies a file from style="padding: 10px;"| Starts at the source to indicated directory and searches for the destinationstring in a filename
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| findstyle="padding: 10px;"| grep| find style="padding: 10px;"| grep ''options''/pathname'' pattern''string''filename''| Starts at the indicated directory and searches style="padding: 10px;"| Searches for the string pattern in a filenamethe file
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| grepstyle="padding: 10px;"| ifconfig| grep ''options'' ''pattern'' ''filename''style="padding: 10px;"| ifconfig| Searches for the pattern in style="padding: 10px;"| Displays the filecurrent networks available and various information about them
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| ifconfigstyle="padding: 10px;"| ll| ifconfigstyle="padding: 10px;"| ll ''/pathname''| Displays style="padding: 10px;"| List Long: lists the details of the current networks available and various information about thementire directory or file indicated
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| llstyle="padding: 10px;"| ln| ll style="padding: 10px;"| ln ''options'' ''source'''/pathname'destination''| List Longstyle="padding: 10px;"| Link: creates a shortcut. lists Use -s for the details of the entire directory or file indicated''options'' to create a soft link (more capabilities)
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| lnstyle="padding: 10px;"| ls| ln ''options'' ''sourcestyle="padding: 10px;"| ls '' ''destination/pathname''| Linkstyle="padding: creates a shortcut. Use -s for 10px;"| Lists the ''options'' to create files and directories in a soft link (more capabilities)given directory
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| lsstyle="padding: 10px;"| man| ls style="padding: 10px;"| man ''/pathnamecommand''| Lists style="padding: 10px;"| Opens the manual page for the files and directories in a given directorycommand
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| manstyle="padding: 10px;"| mkdir| man style="padding: 10px;"| mkdir ''options'' ''commandfilename''| Opens style="padding: 10px;"| Makes a directory at the manual page for given location with the given commandname
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| mkdirstyle="padding: 10px;"| mv| mkdir style="padding: 10px;"| mv ''options'' ''filenamesource'' ''destination''| Makes style="padding: 10px;"| Moves a file or directory at from the given location with source to the given namedestination
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| mvstyle="padding: 10px;"| [[This Is Your Brain On Informatics: Pico|pico]]| mv ''options'' ''source'style="padding: 10px;"| pico ' ''destinationfilename''| Moves a style="padding: 10px;"| Opens the given file or directory from the source to in the destinationpico text editor
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| [[This Is Your Brain On Informaticsstyle="padding: Pico10px;"|pico]]pwd| pico ''filename''style="padding: 10px;"| pwd| Opens style="padding: 10px;"| Displays the given file in pathname for the pico text editorcurrent directory
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| pwdstyle="padding: 10px;"| rm| pwdstyle="padding: 10px;"| rm ''options'' ''filename''| Displays style="padding: 10px;"| Removes the pathname given file. If -rf is used for the current options, a directoryand its roots will be removed as well
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| rmstyle="padding: 10px;"| ssh| rm style="padding: 10px;"| ssh ''options'' ''filenameuser@machine''| Removes style="padding: 10px;"| Remotely logs into the given file. If -rf is used for machine with the options, a directory and its roots will be removed as wellgiven user name
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| sshstyle="padding: 10px;"| sudo| ssh ''options'' style="padding: 10px;"| sudo ''user@machinecommand''| Remotely logs into the given machine with style="padding: 10px;"| Allows super user privileges for the given user namecommand (requires root password). sudo su allows login to root
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| sudostyle="padding: 10px;"| tar| sudo style="padding: 10px;"| tar -xzvf ''commandfilename''| Allows super user privileges for style="padding: 10px;"| Extracts files with the given command (requires root password)extension *.tar.gz or *. sudo su allows login to roottgz
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| tarstyle="padding: 10px;"| touch| tar -xzvf style="padding: 10px;"| touch ''filename''| Extracts files style="padding: 10px;"| Creates an empty file with the extension *.tar.gz or *.tgzgiven name
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| touchstyle="padding: 10px;"| touch ''filename''wget| Creates an empty file with given name|-| wgetstyle="padding: 10px;"| wget ''internet address''| style="padding: 10px;"| Downloads a file from a given internet address
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