GOVERNMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING CENTER, PACCA CHANG
Networking with Red Hat Linux & Wireless Networking
DIT 2nd Semester
Subject : Networking with Red Hat Linux & Wireless Networking
Tutor Name : Aajid Ali Chang
Some Important Commands
Introduction:
SNo Command Full Form Description/Use
1 Pwd Print working directory Use to see current location where
you are on the system
2 Ls Short listing To see contents of the directory
3 ll or ls –l Long listing To see the detailed contents of
current directory
4 clear Clear Clear all commands
5 cat >Filename Create a file To create new file
6 cat >Filename Access to new file To see whatever you have stored in
new file
7 mkdir Make Directory To create a directory
8 Rm Remove Delete the file/directory
9 cp Copy Copy the file & paste
10 mv Move To cut the file & paste
11 cal Calendar Print the current month
12 cal 2012 Calendar Print the whole calendar 2012
13 date Date Display the current date & time
14 uptime Time & user Display how long time system is
running & number of user logged in
15 w User Display login name, remote host,
login time load average
16 users User Display the current user logged in
17 who User Display user name ,date ,time &host
information
18 whoami User Display the current user
19 cd Directory Use to change directory
20 vi Text editor Vi is most popular text editor
21 free Show memory Display free,t otal & swap memory
22 top Processor activity Display processor activity of system &
task managed by kernel
23 find Searching Used to search files,string & directory
24 su Administrator To enter as root or administrator
25 uname –a Information Kernel information
26 History History History of all commands
27 hostname Host name Display host name
28 man Manual Display manual
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