Common unix commands

By Rahul kumarPublished Nov 2, 2025 · 1 min read
Common UNIX Commands
- ls - List directory contents
- ls-al - List directory contents in long format
- who - print information about user
- echo- prints strings onto console
- cd - Change directory
- pwd - Print working directory
- mkdir - Make directory
- rmdir - Remove directory
- rm - Remove files or directories
- cp - Copy files or directories
- mv - Move or rename files or directories
- touch - Create a new empty file
- cat - Concatenate and display file contents
- find - Search for files in a directory hierarchy
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