| command | what it means | what it does | how to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| cd | change directory | moves you from one folder to an other | cd /home/username |
| ls | list content | shows files and folders in the directory | ls |
| cp | copy | copies a file or folder from one place to another | cp originalfile newfile |
| mv | move | moves a file from one place to another | mv originalfile ~/. |
| cat | concatenate | reads all the contents of a file | cat myfile |
These are some basic commands that you will use regularly. They allow you to look and move around the file system on your computer.
Try to view the contents of a file in your home directory. You can get to your
home directory by entering the command cd ~. This will take you to
/home/your-user-name or /root if you are logged in as the "root" account. Now that you're in the
home directory enter the list command ls to see what files you have. If you
want to see what is in the file, enter the command cat fileNameHere
Now try to do the following:
- list the files in
/etc - list the files in
/root - list all the files in your home directory
To test your knowledge, move in to the file system move in to the
move_excersizes directory and cat the file in the directory for more
instructions.