Article: Linux commands sheet »

FERDY CHRISTANT - SEP 23, 2005 (11:13:26 AM)

Linux commands rock. There's too many to remember though. Here's my personal cheat sheet for commands I often use, or think I may need in the future. I will update the list when I find out about new useful commands.

command	description
apt	package manager
awk	find and replace text within file(s)
cat	display contents of file
cd	change directory
chgrp	change group ownership
chmod	change access permissions
chown	change file ownership
cp	copy files
crontab	schedule a command
dd	data dump
df	display free disk space
diff	display differences between two files
du	estimate file space usage
echo	display message on screen
echo $env	output system variable
fdformat	low level format
fdisk	partition table manipulator
find	search for files
free	display memory usage
fsck	file system check and repair
groups	print group names a user is in
gzip	(de)compress file(s)
ln	make links between two files
ls	list file information
man	find help manual of command
mkdir	create a directory
mkfs	create a file system
mount	mount a file system
mv	move or rename file(s) or directories
passwd	modify a user password
poweroff	shutdown the computer
ps	process status
pwd	print working directory
rm	remove file
rmdir	remove directory
rpm	remote package manager
shutdown	shutdown or restart system
sort	sort text files
su	switch user
tar	archive files
umount	unmount a device
useradd	create new user account
vi	vi text editor
whereis	find where a command is located
who	print all users logged in

For an extensive list of all commands, visit www.linuxcommand.org.

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COMMENT: LARRY_T23

JUN 24, 05:01:25 PM

comment » im looking for a book or any thing that can get me started with suse linux im new to this and sick of windows i wanting to learn the simple base comands like installing progams downloads. or from cd also i want to be able to see and use my other hard drive thats conected o and installing driverss for hard ware like sound cards and so on thanks «