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23 Cards in this Set
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cd
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change directories
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clear
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clear command prompt
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date
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set your servers time and date
date 11081300 = November 8th 1pm |
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df
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check disc space
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finger
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tells you who else is in the system or who has access to the system
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ls
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list files and directories
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man
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pull up information about a linux command
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more
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read the contents of a file
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nano
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starts a basic text editor
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passwd
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to change your current password
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pwd
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list the name of the current directory
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mkdir -p
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Make a directory, creates new folders in the path specified. -p tells mkdir to make intermediate folders inside the new folder
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cp
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copy items from one location to another
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mv
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moves items from one location to another. Also is the rename command, moving the file to the same place with a different name.
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rm
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remove command, permanently removes items
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rmdir
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Deletes folders
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-R
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recursive command combined with rm removes a folder and all of it's contents
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vi
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the most common text editor
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su
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Substitute User Identity allows you to easily switch between users
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sudo
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Substitute User do preceding a command allows you to execute the command using root account access
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-la
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shows invisible items
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cat
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concatenate allows you to view the contents of a file
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less
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better for viewing long text files, as it will let you interactively browse and search through the text
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