Advanced Linux Commands

intermediateCommands.md

Intermediate Terminal Commands

• echo - used to add text to a new file or even an existing file.
• cat - used to display the contents of a file and also easily view programs.
• gedit, nano, vi and jed - are all text editors you can use from the terminal to edit files, add text to files etc.
• Ctrl+X - used to save your files after editing them from the terminal.
• sudo - stands for SuperUser Do.
• df - to shows the available disk space in every partition in your system.
• df -m -show the available disk space in megabytes.
• du -shows disk usage of a certain file/folder in your system.
• ls -lah - to view file sizes of all files in a specific folder.
• uname -a - to show information about the system the linux distro is running.
• chmod +x - make a file executable and change the permissions granted to it. Something like chmod +x numbers.php.
• chmod 755 - to give a file root permissions. Something like sudo chmod +x numbers.php.
• ping - to check your connection to a server. Like ping firefox.com.
• Ctrl+C - to stop any command running in the terminal safely.
• Ctrl+Z - to force stop any command running in the terminal.
• sudo reboot - to reboot your computer.