Difference between revisions of "Introduction to Linux"

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These are the most basic commands that you should know as a Linux System Administrator.

Commands that utilize the Bash shell follow this common syntax.

command [-options] [arguments]


Name	Description	Syntax	Example
cat	Used to concatenate files, and print to stdout.	cat [-options] <path/file>	cat readme.txt
cp	Used to copy files and directories.	cp [-options] <source> <destination>	cp -R olddirectory newdirectory
echo	Used to print text to stdout.	echo [-options] <string>	echo -e This my first line \n This is my second line
ls	Used to list directory contents.	ls [-options] <path/file>	ls -alh /var/log
mkdir
mv
pwd
touch

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 ===Commands===
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-'''cat''' - Used to concatenate files, and print to stdout.
+|+
- Syntax: cat [-options] <path/file>
+!Name
+!Description
- Example: cat readme.txt
+!Syntax
-'''cp''' - Used to copy files and directories.
+!Example
- Syntax: cp [-options] <source> <destination>
+|-
+|'''cat'''
- Example: cp -R olddirectory newdirectory
+|Used to concatenate files, and print to stdout.
-'''echo''' - Used to print text to stdout.
+|cat [-options] <path/file>
- Syntax: echo [-option] <string>
+|cat readme.txt
+|-
- Example: echo -e This my first line \n This is my second line \n This is my third line
+|'''cp'''
-'''ls''' -
+|Used to copy files and directories.
+|cp [-options] <source> <destination>
+|cp -R olddirectory newdirectory
+|-
-'''mkdir''' -
+|'''echo'''
+|Used to print text to stdout.
+|echo [-options] <string>
+|echo -e This my first line \n This is my second line
-'''mv''' -
+|-
+|'''ls'''
+|Used to list directory contents.
+|ls [-options] <path/file>
-'''pwd''' -
+|ls -alh /var/log
+|-
+|'''mkdir'''
+|
-'''touch''' -
+|
+|
+|-
+|'''mv'''
+|
+|
+|
+|-
+|'''pwd'''
+|
+|
+|
+|-
+|'''touch'''
+|
+|
+|
+|}
+<br />