Linux Basic Commands

Command	Description
cat filename	Displays a filename.
cd dirname	Moves you to the directory identified.
cp file1 file2	Copies one file/directory to specified location.
file filename	Identifies the file type (binary, text, etc).
find filename dir	Finds a file/directory.
head filename	Shows the beginning of a file.
less filename	Browses through a file from end or beginning.
ls dirname	Shows the contents of the directory specified.
mkdir dirname	Creates the specified directory.
more filename	Browses through a file from beginning to end.
mv file1 file2	Moves the location of or renames a file/directory.
pwd	Shows the current directory the user is in.
rm filename	Removes a file.
rmdir dirname	Removes a directory.
tail filename	Shows the end of a file.
touch filename	Creates a blank file or modifies an existing file.s attributes.
whereis filename	Shows the location of a file.
which filename	Shows the location of a file if it is in your PATH.