From Pathology Education Instructional Resource
General Linux Command Info
- Almost every single command should have an argument (an input for a function)
- A filename in Linux refers to both a file's name and a directory's name
Common Linux Commands
| Command
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Syntax
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Description
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| cat
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cat filename
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Display file’s contents to the standard output device (usually your monitor)
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| cd
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cd /pathname
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Change to the given directory
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| chmod*
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chmod options mode filename
|
Changes a file's permissions.
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| chown*
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chown private_owner:group_owner filename
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Changes ownership of the file
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| clear
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clear
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Clears the screen by scrolling (does not delete anything)
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| cp
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cp options source destination
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Copies a file from the source to the destination
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