Monday, August 12, 2013

Commonly used Linux Commands

1. ls command

ls command is used to list the contents of the current directory.

2. cd command

cd command is used to change directories.

cd . - Takes you to the parent of the current directory
cd - Takes you to the root directory
cd PATH - Takes you to the specified PATH

3. uname command

It is used to print system information.

-a, --all
print all information, in the following order:
-s, --kernel-name
print the kernel name
-n, --nodename
print the network node hostname
-r, --kernel-release
print the kernel release
-v, --kernel-version
print the kernel version
-m, --machine
print the machine hardware name
-p, --processor
print the processor type
-i, --hardware-platform
print the hardware platform
-o, --operating-system
print the operating system
--help
display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit

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