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Comptia A+ 220-901 Linux command lines
Linux Command line inputs and description
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Computer Science
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10/29/2016

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LS
Definition
lists information about the files in the current directory or a specified directory.  you can also specify a file to show just info for that file.
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CD
Definition
Change the working directory to the specified directory.
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pwd
Definition
shows the name of the current directory.
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MV
Definition
Used to move or rename files. Important options are the -I (interactive), which prompts before overwritting a destination file, and -n (noclobber), which will not overwrite an exsisting destination file.
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IFCONFIG
Definition
Used for configuring network interfaces for Linux servers and workstations, It is also used to view the current TCP/IP configuration of a system, including the IP address and the netmask address.
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IWCONFIG
Definition
Used for configuring wireless network interfaces.
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PS
Definition
Displays the processes run by the cyrrent shell with details such as the PID, the terminal associated with the process, the accumulated CPU time, and the command that started the process.
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DD
Definition
Copies and converts files to enable them to be transferred from one type of medium to another.
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GREP
Definition
A search tool for locating text within a file or a file within a directory.
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passwd
Definition
Used to change a users password, if no user name is given as an option, the current users password is changed.
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RM
Definition
Delete files or directories.
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SHUTDOWN
Definition
Closes and safely shuts down the system.
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CP
Definition
Copy files.
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CHMOD
Definition
Modifies permissions for a file.
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CHOWN
Definition
Change owner, the group, or both for a file or directory.
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SU
Definition
Allows regular user to run programs with the security privileges of the specified user.
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SUDO
Definition
Allows regular users to run programs with the security privileges of the root user.
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APT-GET
Definition
Used to install or upgrade packages through the Internet or from the distribution CD on Debian, Ubuntu, or related Linux distributions.
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VI
Definition
A text editor.
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