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July 17th, 2011 #1

rockerguy
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Basic terminal commands
Im new to ubuntu and I was wondering if someone could list some basic terminal commands and
explain what they do, and when and why you would use them.
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July 17th, 2011 #2

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Re: Basic terminal commands
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal

I find the info command very helpful for learning command line i.e.
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Code:
info bash

Code:
info java

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July 17th, 2011 #3

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Re: Basic terminal commands
what ever the thing
if it is a program to invoke it just type that pgm name in terminal , it will invoke .
if you want any info then type " man " and program name or command name . it will provides complete
information for you .
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Re: Basic terminal commands
Linux Commands
Linux command wallpapers
Use the images as your wallpaper, has the most important commands. Different wallpapers show
different commands.
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Re: Basic terminal commands
The commands are endless but one very useful one is
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man

Usage is fairly simple. When you install a program and have questions as to how to use them via
command line you can type
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man programname

for detailed information on usage.

A few other basic commands:
cd -basic navigation
Move into the specified folder
Code:
cd foldername

Move out of the folder you are in up the hierarchy

Code:
cd ..

Move to your home directory

Code:
cd ~

ls -display folder contents(man ls) for all the things it can do

ifconfig -Network Connection Information
mkdir -Make a folder
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mkdir newfoldername

rmdir -Deletes an EMPTY folder

Code:
rmdir foldername

rm -Removes a file or can be used to remove a non empty folder

Code:
rm filename

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rm -r foldername

Unfortunately most commands are ment to be used in conjunction with others. Such as 'sudo' and 'aptget'. For example
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sudo apt-get install yakuake

would install a drop down terminal. Yakuake could be replaced by any program in the repo.
Best advice is to just experiment. If you really want to be a command line junkie learn a command line
editor as well. VIM is my personal favorite.
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