Basic commands in Linux

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In this article, we will know about various Linux commands.

Structure of command:

Command <option> <arguments>

here option and arguments are not mandatory.

Help command:
To know how to use particular command in Linux, help command will assist you on it.
Syntax: command --help
Example: cat --help
Output: 

Man command: We use this command to get the manual of any command.
Syntax: man command-name
Example: man ls
Output:

Below are some of the basic commands.

Command Name	Description
ls	Lists down the content of a directory.
mkdir	Creates a directory
mv	Moves or renames file/directory
pwd	Shows the present working directory
rm	Removes a file/directory
cd	Change directory(Enter into directory)
whoami	Returns current logged-in user
clear	Clears the screen
cat	Displays the text of a file
tail	Displays the last few lines text of a file
echo	Prints the text
cp	Copies a file/directory
Touch	Creates a file
df	Shows the available disk space
du	Shows the disk space utilized by files and directories

We will learn each of above commands in-detail in further posts.

Note: Multiple commands can be executed sequentially by separating them with a semicolon ;

Thanks for reading this article!!