The 10 Most Important Shell Command
The 10 Most Important Shell Commands 1. ls The ls command - the list command - functions in the Linux terminal to show all of the major directories filed under a given file system. For example, the command: ls /applications ...will show the user all of the folders stored in the overall applications folder. The ls command is used for viewing files, folders and directories. 2. cd The cd command - change directory - will allow the user to change between file directories. As the name command name suggest, you would use the cd command to circulate between two different directories. For example, if you wanted to change from the home directory to the Arora directory, you would input the following command: cd/arora/applications As you might have noted, the path name listed lists in reverse order. Logically cd/arora/applications reads change to the arora directory which is stored in the applications directory. All Linux commands follow a logical path. 3. mv The mv command - move - allows a