| Useful Linux Commands |
Note |
| mkdir [directory] |
Make directory |
| cd [directory] |
Change directory |
| cd .. |
Change your directory to the parent of the one you are currently in (i.e. up one directory) |
| cp [source] [destination] |
copy [source] to [destination] |
| echo [string] |
Prints the specified text |
| gedit [string] |
GNOME text editor |
| ls |
List your directory contents |
| man [command] |
Displays a manual on the command specified (type q to exit) |
| rm [file] |
Remove |
| rm-r [directory] |
Recursively remove (directories with contents) |
| Ctrl + k |
Delete everything after the cursor |
| Ctrl + r |
Reverse-i-search; recall matching command history as you type |
| Ctrl + w |
Delete the word in front of the cursor |
| . |
A dot represents your current directory |
| .. |
Parent directory |
| \ |
The backslash nulls the function of the next character |
| >> |
Appends information to the end of the specified file |
| & |
runs program in the background (so you can still use the terminal while it runs) |
| Paste (in GNOME)* |
Right click (default) |
| Copy (in terminal) |
Highlight the text |
