Basic Unix Commands
cd change the directory
cat connect (append) files
copy copy files and directories of files
cp copy files
mkdir create a new directory
who display the system’s logged users
more display text one screen at a time
echo display text on the terminal
pwd display the name of the working directory
file display a file’s type
split divide a file into smaller parts
clear erase the terminal display
vi full-screen visual editor
ls list files in directories
passwd maintain a user’s password
paste merge lines of text
chmod modify file permissions (ownership attributes)
mv move (rename) files
rm remove (erase) files
rmdir remove an empty directory
who am I report the user’s login name
grep search a file for a matching pattern
lp send output to a system printer service
tabs set the default tabs
du show disk usage
ed simple line editor
kill stop (kill) processes
exit exit the session