Common Commands
| Command |
Description |
compgen -c |
Show all commands |
man <command>
Show help/manpage of a command
<command> --help
Show help page of a command <command> --version
Show version of a command
ls -lah
List files/folders in current directory (+infos)
cd somefolder
Change/switch to another directory
cp file.txt file-copy.txt
Copy a file
mv file.txt file-renamed.txt
Rename a file
mv file.txt /tmp
Move file to another folder
rm file.txt
Remove a file
find . -name file.txt
Search for a file (recursive)
du -csh .
Show size of current folder
df -h
Show partitions / drives
lsb_release -a
Show OS Version / Informations
pwd
Show path of current folder
grep -rin "search string"
Search for a string in current folder (recursive)
grep -rin "search string" | cut -c 1-100
Search for a string in current folder + limit output of string
sed -Ei 's/someString/newString/g' file.txt
Replace "someString" with "newString" in a file
head file.txt
Show first 10 lines of file
tail file.txt
Show last 10 lines of file
cat file.txt
Show full content of file
which <command>
Show path location of a command
history | tail
Show last 10 lines of your history (commands)