Basic Linux Commands

Basic Linux Commands

To view what's written in a file :

cat filename

vim filename

nano filename

To change the access permisson of the file:

chmod premission <folder name>

To change which commands you have run till now :

history

To remove a directory / folder:

for a folder

rmdir <foldername>

for a file

rm <filename>

To create a fruits.txt file and to view the content:

to create a fruits.txt file

touch fruits.txt

to view the content

cat fruits.txt

Add content in devops.txt (One line each line) - Apple, Mango, Banana, Cherry, Kiwi, Orange, Guava:

echo -e "Apple\nMango\nBanana\nCherry\nKiwi\nOrange\nguava" > devops.txt

To show only top 3 fruits from file:

head -n 3 fruits.txt

To show only bottom 3 fruits from file

tail -n 3 fruits.txt

To create another file colors.txt and to view the content

to create a colors.txt file

touch colors.txt

to view the content

cat color.txt

Add content in colors.txt (One in each line) - Red, Pink, White, Black, Blue, Orange, Purple, Grey:

echo -e "Red\nPink\nWhite\nBlack\nBlue\nOrange,\nPurple\nGrey" >colors.txt

To find the difference between fruits.txt and colors.txt:

diff fruits.txt colors.txt