Basic Commands in Linux

1. date : Display the current date and time in Linux.

2. cal : Shows current month calendar as output.
3. pwd: Displays the current directory. The current directory is nothing but the
directory in which you are currently operating.
4. whoami: command used to identify the current logged in user.
5. clear : clear the terminal
6. ls: command to list computer files.
7. mkdir: Command allows the user to create directories.
8. cd : command used to change the current working directory.
9. touch : Create an empty file.
10. nano: It is a text editor. Nano text editor is used to create and edit files, included in
most Linux distributions.
11. vi: vi is one of the most commonly used editor program and included by default
with every UNIX and linux system.
12. vim: It is a text editor. Vim is an improved version of the vi editor.
13. cat: It prints the content of a file.
14. head: By default, without any option, the head command will display the first 10
lines from the file.
15. tail: By default, it displays the last ten lines of a file.
16. wc: wc stands for word count. It is used to find out number of lines, word count,
byte and characters count in the files specified in the file arguments.
17. man: It provides a detailed view of the command which includes NAME, SYNOPSIS,
DESCRIPTION, OPTIONS, EXIT STATUS, RETURN VALUES, ERRORS, FILES, VERSIONS,
EXAMPLES and AUTHORS.
18. pinfo: Pinfo is an info file viewer or a script for viewing info files.
19. find: find is a command-line utility that locates files based on some user-specified
criteria.
20. history: history command in Linux is a utility with the purpose of keeping track of
previously used commands in the command line.
21. cp: The cp command has a simple purpose to copy files and folders from one place
to another.
22. mv: mv stands for move and is essentially used for moving files or directories from
one location to another.
23. rm: The rm command is used to remove files and directories in Linux.
24. reboot: reboot command is used restart or reboot the system.
25. shutdown: The shutdown command in Linux is used to power down the system in a
safe way.