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04/03/2024 10:44 pm
Here's a detailed "Linux Commands Cheat Sheet" focused specifically on File Operations, ranging from basic to advanced commands.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
ls |
List the files and directories within the current directory. |
ls -l |
List files and directories with detailed information including permissions, number of links, owner, group, size, and time of last modification. |
ls -a |
List all files and directories, including hidden ones (those whose names start with a dot). |
cd directory |
Change the current directory to directory. |
pwd |
Print the working directory, i.e., show the path of the current directory. |
mkdir directory |
Create a new directory named directory. |
rmdir directory |
Remove an empty directory named directory. |
rm file |
Delete a file. Use with caution as this permanently removes the file. |
rm -r directory |
Recursively remove a directory and its contents. Be very cautious with this command. |
rm -f file |
Forcefully remove a file without prompting for confirmation. |
cp source destination |
Copy the file or directory source to destination. |
cp -r source_directory destination_directory |
Recursively copy a directory and its entire subtree. |
mv source destination |
Move or rename source to destination. This command can be used for files or directories. |
touch file |
Create an empty file or update the access and modification times of file to the current time. |
cat file |
Display the content of file on the terminal. |
less file |
View the content of file one page at a time. Allows backward and forward movement through the file. |
head file |
Output the first 10 lines of file. Use -n to specify a different number of lines. |
tail file |
Output the last 10 lines of file. Use -n to specify a different number of lines. Use -f to follow the file's growth. |
ln -s target linkname |
Create a symbolic link named linkname to target. |
chmod permissions file |
Change the permissions of file to permissions, which can be specified in symbolic or numeric mode. |
chown user:group file |
Change the owner of file to user and the group to group. |
find /path/to/search -name 'filename' |
Search for files or directories within the specified path that match the given filename pattern. |
grep 'pattern' files |
Search for a specific pattern within files and output the lines that contain the pattern. |
diff file1 file2 |
Compare file1 and file2 line by line and output the differences. |
tar -cvf archive.tar files |
Create an archive named archive.tar containing files. |
tar -xvf archive.tar |
Extract the contents of archive.tar. |
zip -r archive.zip files |
Create a zip archive named archive.zip containing files. |
unzip archive.zip |
Extract the contents of archive.zip. |
This cheat sheet covers a wide range of file operation commands in Linux, from basic commands for listing and navigating directories, to more advanced operations like file searching, comparison, and archiving.
Divya Kiran Kumar reacted