Linux commands

Linux commands are very useful when you are working with the Linux operating system. There are many different commands, but you only need a handful of these to do most things, like navigating directories, modifying files and get information about the system.

List of commands

command	description	example
ls	List files and directories in the current directory	ls /home
cd	Change the current directory	cd /home
mv	Move a file to a different location	mv old/cat.png new/cat.png
rm	Remove a file or directory	rm file.txt
cp	Copy a file to a different location	cp first/cat.png second/cat.png
nano	Edit the contents of a text file	nano script.cpp
sudo	Execute a function as super user	sudo nano script.cpp
mkdir	Create a new directory	mkdir amazing-directory
rmdir	Remove a directory	rmdir amazing-directory