The Ultimate Linux Reference Guide for Newbies FILE AND DIRECTORY BASICS This cateogry also includes utilities that change file/directory properties and permissions ls List files/directories in a directory, comparable to dir in windows/dos. ls -la Shows all files (including ones that start with a period), directories, and details attributes for each file. cd Change directory […]
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Linux advanced commands
Command Description • apropos whatis Show commands pertinent to string. See also threadsafe • man -t man | ps2pdf – > man.pdf make a pdf of a manual page which command Show full path name of command time command See how long a command takes • time cat Start stopwatch. Ctrl-d to stop. See also […]