| Command | Meaning |
|---|---|
| touch file | creates a file |
| echo ' test' | creates a text |
| cd file1 file2 | copy file1 and call it file2 |
| mv file1 file2 | move or rename file1 to file2 |
| rm file | remove a file |
| rmdir directory | remove a directory |
| cat file | display a file |
| less file | display a file a page at a time |
| head file | display the first few lines of a file |
| tail file | display the last few lines of a file |
| grep 'keyword' | file search a file for keywords' |
| wc file | count number of lines/words/characters in file |