Linux Shell Commands

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An enumeration of some commonly used shell commands in Linux or Unix-based systems.

Command	Description	Options
pwd	Displays the current working directory on the terminal.
ls	List the files and subdirectories in the current working directory.	-a: all files, including hidden ones -l: long and detailed list, including ownership, permissions, modification dates, and file sizes -R: contents of directory as well as subdirectories
cd	Change the current working directory.
cp	Copy files and directories from one location to another.	-R: copy the entire directory structure using recursion
mv	Moves files and directories from one location to another.
rm	Deletes files and directories in a location.
cat	Print a file's contents on the terminal.
less	Display the contents of a text file on the terminal, but only one screen's worth at a time.
head	Print the first few lines of a text file's contents on the terminal.
tail	Print the last few lines of a text file's contents on the terminal.
vi/vim	Open the Vim text editor for a file.
su	Switch user accounts for the current terminal session.	Use the - flag to indicate the root user. [deprecated]
chown	Change which user owns a specific file or directory.
chgrp	Change the group that owns a file or directory.
chmod	Edit the permissions for the owner, group, and others for a specific file or directory. More info can be found here.

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