This document lists and briefly describes common Linux commands including cat, chmod, cp, date, echo, grep, head, ls, mkdir, more, mv, pwd, rm, rmdir, sort, tail, tar, telnet, and wc. It provides a concise reference of commands for viewing, copying, moving, deleting, and manipulating files and directories in Linux.

1. Ronnell Davis
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Exam 1
cd
Chmod
Cp

2. Echo
Grep

3. Head

4. Ls
mkdr
More

5. Mv

6. Pwd
Rm

7. Rmdir

8. • cat --- concatenates and displays files
• chmod --- change mode, change file and directory permissions
• cd --- changes the current directory
• cp --- copies files
• date --- displays date and time.
• echo --- displays its argument
• ftp --- transfers files from one system to another
• grep --- searches in files for a pattern
• head --- displays the first part of a specified file
• ls --- list of contents of a directory
• lpr --- prints specified file
• more --- displays files one screen at a time
• mkdir --- creates a directory
• mv --- move and renames files
• ncftp --- Browser program for the File Transfer Protocol
• print --- prints the pathname for each file found
• pwd --- displays the current and working directory pathname
• rm --- removes or delete files
• rmdir --- removes or deletes empty directories
• rsh --- provides remote shell program
• setenv --- change or add an environment variable.
• sort --- sort files in specified order
• tail --- displays the last part of a specified file

9. • tar --- archives a set of files into a tarfile on a tape
• telnet --- allows to log into a remote server
• wc ---counts lines, words, or characters in a specified files