* - Wildcard symbol for variable length, list all subdirectories, ? - Wildcard symbol referring to a single character, ls - lists the names of the files and subfolders in the current directory, ls -a - lists all files including hidden file starting with ".", ls -d - list directories, ls -f - add one char of */=>@| to enteries, ls -i - list file's inode index number, ls -l - list with long format - show permissions, ls -la - list long format including hidden files, ls -lh - list long format with readable file size, ls -r - list in reverse order, ls -R - list recursively directory tree, ls -s - list file size, ls -S - sort by file size, ls -t - sort by time and date, ls -X - sort by extension name, ls / - list root directory, ls .. - list parent directory, ls ~ - list user's home directory, cd - Change Directory, cd .. - Change Directory up one level to enclosing folder or parent directory, cd /etc - change directory to the /etc directory, cmp A B - Compare to files A and B for sameness. No output if A and B are identical, diff A B - Compare two files A and B for differences, outputs the difference., pwd - Display the path of the current working directory., mkdir X - make a new directory named X inside the current directory, mv A B - move a file from path A to Path B, cp A B - copy a file from path A to path B, cp -r Y Z - Recursively copy a directory Y and its contents to Z., rm X - Remove x permanetly.,

Linux Commands Part 1

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