ls -l List files in current directory using
long format
ls -F List files in current directory and
indicate the file type
ls -laC List all files in current directory in long format and display in columns
rm name Remove a file or directory called name
rm -rf name Kill off an entire directory and all it’s includes files and subdirectories
cp filename /home/dirname Copy the file called filename to the /home/dirname directory
mv filename /home/dirname Move the file called filename to the /home/dirname directory
cat filetoview Display the file called filetoview
man -k keyword Display man pages containing
keyword more filetoview Display the file called filetoview one page at a time, proceed to next page using the spacebar
head filetoview Display the first 10 lines of the file called filetoview
head -20 filetoview Display the first 20 lines of the file called filetoview
tail filetoview Display the last 10 lines of the file called filetoview
tail -20 filetoview Display the last 20 lines of the file called filetoview