Linux Basic Commands

Making a new file (test1.txt)
root@ittihack:~# touch test1.txt





Making a new Directory ( TEST ) root@ittihack:~# mkdir TEST





Listing files from the current folder
root@ittihack:~# ls




Listing files from a specific folder
root@ittihack:~# ls /home/videos







Listing files with their authentications from the current folder
root@ittihack:~# ls -la







Listing files with their authentications from a specific folder
root@ittihack:~# ls -la /home/videos





Where am I ? ( print working directory )
root@ittihack:~# pwd







Entreing directory
root@ittihack:~# cd





appendices;


cd / --> root directory
cd .. --> one folder back
cd ../../ --> two folders back
cd~ --> go home directory




Copying
root@ittihack:~# cp test1.txt /home/documents







Copying with editing the name
root@ittihack:~# cp test1.txt /home/documents/test2.txt







Removing
root@ittihack:~# rm /home/documents/test1.txt




Moving
root@ittihack:~# mv /home/documents/test2.txt /home/MyFiles




Searching
root@ittihack:~# locate text2.txt





Reading a file
root@ittihack:~# cat /home/MyFiles/test2.txt




Editing a file
root@ittihack:~# nano /home/MyFiles/test2.txt




Showing process status
root@ittihack:~# ps





Archiving
root@ittihack:~# tar -cvf file.tar /directory





Extraxting
root@ittihack:~# tar -xvf file.tar



root@ittihack:~# unzip file.tar



root@ittihack:~# gzip -d file.tar.gz