The following are a few basic linux commands u need to know to actually use linux
8 October 2006
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
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
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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
Get info on a program : man
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
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