Take note that these commands work in all Linux distributions not just Ubuntu.
cd change directory
ls List directory contents
pwd show working directory
cat see the contents of a file
mkdir create a folder
cp copy a file
cp –a copy a directory
mv move a file
rm remove a file
rm –rf remove a directory ( no warning given)
df –h see hard disk usage
locate locate a file
du –h show a the size of a specific directory
shutdown –h shutdown the system reboot restarts the system
history display all previous commands typed in terminal
uptime see how long the system has been running
ifconfig see the TCP/IP settings of the system
chown change the ownership of a file or directory
chmod change permissions of a file tar compress/decompress Linux tool
cd change directory
ls List directory contents
pwd show working directory
cat see the contents of a file
mkdir create a folder
cp copy a file
cp –a copy a directory
mv move a file
rm remove a file
rm –rf remove a directory ( no warning given)
df –h see hard disk usage
locate locate a file
du –h show a the size of a specific directory
shutdown –h shutdown the system reboot restarts the system
history display all previous commands typed in terminal
uptime see how long the system has been running
ifconfig see the TCP/IP settings of the system
chown change the ownership of a file or directory
chmod change permissions of a file tar compress/decompress Linux tool
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