what path you are in
pwd
show the listings
ls
show along with hidden files
ls -a
show along with extra information
ls -l
make directory
mkdir <name>
change directory
cd <name>
change directory
cd <name>
one level up
cd ..
root
cd /
home dir
cd
~ represents home from anywhere
cd ~
cd ~/dir2
create a file
touch file.text
see what is in a file
cat file.text
see what is in a long file (PageDown, to exit press q)
less file.text
move and rename
mv test.txt test2.txt
copy file
cp test2.txt file1.txt
delete file
rm test2.txt
delete directory
rmdir <dir-name>
delete directory with files
rm -R <dir-name>
search for file location
which <name>
clear screen
clear
show history
history
show system info
uname -a
show hard drive info
blkid
show running prosesses (q to quit)
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