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Linux Command Line
Evolving set of flashcards for Intro to Linux Command Line
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Computer Science
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08/21/2013

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pwd
Definition
print working directory
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hostname
Definition
display the computer's hostname
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mkdir
Definition
make directory
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cd
Definition
change directory
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ls
Definition
list directory
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rmdir
Definition
remove directory
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pushd
Definition
push directory
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popd
Definition
pop directory
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cp
Definition
copy file or directory
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mv
Definition
move a file or directory
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less
Definition
page through a file
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cat
Definition
print the whole file
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xargs
Definition
execute arguments
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find
Definition
find files
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grep
Definition
find things inside a file
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man
Definition
read a manual page
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apropos
Definition
find what page is appropriate
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env
Definition
look at your environment
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echo
Definition
point some arguments
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export
Definition
export/set a new environment variable
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exit
Definition
exit the shell
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chmod
Definition
change the permission modifiers
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sudo
Definition
become super root user DANGER!
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chown
Definition
change ownership
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echo "..." > example.txt
Definition
adds quoted text to the example file
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ls *.txt
Definition
prints all .txt files in a directory
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