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Basic Linux Commands Collection:

 Linux rm command - Linux command to remove files or directories. Linux 'rm' command can
be used to remove/delete file, directory, hidden file and hidden directory on Linux operating
system.
 Linux shred command - Remove files more securely, Linux `shred' overwrites devices or
files, to help prevent even very expensive hardware from recovering the data form your disk.
 Linux pwd command - Print the current working directory.  Linux 'pwd' command is used to
display the directory that you are currently in or your working directory.
 Linux chsh command - The Linux 'chsh' command is used to change login shell on Linux
command prompt.
 Linux stat command - The Linux 'stat' command is used to display file or filesystem status
on Linux Fedora Core command prompt.
 Linux alias command - Make a string of Linux command (long line of command) to be
substituted for a simple word Linux command.  Use the Linux alias command if you want to
make log chain of command to be short command.
 Linux cp command - Step by step on using cp command to copy files, folder, hidden file and
hidden folder on Linux Fedora Core operating system.
o Copy contents of directory include hidden file and hidden directory  -  step to
copy all contents of directory including the hidden files and the hidden directory inside
the directory.
 Linux mv command - Using mv command to moving files and folder, the Linux mv command
also can be use to rename the files or directory in Linux system.
 Linux mkdir command - To make an directories (some say folder) in Linux OS is relatively
simple.  The Linux command that usually involve on making directory usually mkdir
command.  The article show step by step on making the directory on bash command prompt
using Linux mkdir command.
o Make hidden directory -  Making and using hidden directory with mkdir command.
 Linux cat command - The cat is short form for 'concatenate' can be use to print the file
contents to standard output, that is usually your PC screen.  This article show the step by step
on using the cat command to display the file contents on your Linux computer screen and
show the step by step on how to create a file in your Linux box using the cat command.
 Linux df command - To display the usage of Linux filesystem, the df command also display
the statistic of free disk space and how much disk space that you already used on your Linux
system and the df command also can be use to display the filesystem type mounted on the
system.
 Linux du command - The du command can be use to get information on the size of each file
and directory in the system.
 Linux rmdir command - Using 'rmdir' command to delete or remove empty directory/folder
from Linux system.
 Linux man command - Using 'man' command to get on line help or on line manual pages for
Linux command.
 Linux cd command - Change to another directory in Linux system using the cd command.
 Linux date command - Get current system time and system date using date command.
 Linux cal command - Display calendar with cal command.
 Linux uname command - Get and Dispaly Linux System Information.
 Lunux updatedb command - Update the database for locate command ( command that
use to find files on Linux ) using the updatedb command.
 Linux tree command - Display and view the Linux Fedora directory in the tree like format,
the tree command also can be use to display directory inodes number and file inode number.
 Linux shutdown command - The step by step example using shutdown command
to shutdown Linux Fedora machine, reboot Linux fedora machine using shutdown
command, shutdown Linux Fedora on specific time, and canceling shutdown
process on Linux Fedora system.
 Lunux ls command - The Linux ls command is usually use to view and list contents inside
directory in Linux Fedora system.  The ls command with -a option also can be use to list or
show hidden file and hidden directory.
Note:  All Unix and Linux basic commands used is execute on GNU/Linux Fedora Core using Bash shell
on Computer Laboratory Test Project.
 
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