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Title: A few basic linux commands u need to know to actually use linux Post by: Mark David on February 21, 2008, 12:19:59 PM A few basic linux commands u need to know to actually use linux
The following is a non-comprehensive list of commands that I use regularly and had some difficulty finding when I first started with Linux. These commands are the fundamentals -- absolute basics. execute a program ./ Change directory cd Go to home dir cd Change permissions chmod Change ownership chown Create a new user adduser Change password passwd Make an ssh connection ssh -l Use text browser lynx Switch users su -u Remote root login su -u root (after regular connection is made) Create multiple screens screen Check connections netstat Access a cd mount /mnt/cdrom Eject a cd umount /mnt/cdrom eject Access irc channel irc (assuming it is in a directory that is included in your env path) Access your ipchains or iptables ./ipchains or ipchains (may have to be in directory depending on env path) Check your location pwd Send network message talk Check network config linuxconf Find a file find / -name -print (wildcards * can be used) Get info on a program : man Make a new directory : mkdir Remove a directory : rmdir List all files in a directory : ls Display file content : cat Copy files : cp Move files : mv Search for a keyword : grep Create a new text doc : pico or vi (if you are a newbie, use pico) Start X client : startx Stop a process : kill Via: Techmaestro (http://techmaestros.blogspot.com/search/label/Hacks) |