Name Argument Description
pwd Print Working Directory
ls file or directory List Directory
cd directory Change Directory
man command Manual: tell me about the command
more filename Page through a file
less filename Page through a file. Less is more
cat filename Print the whole file at once
which command Print pathname to executable
file filename What kind of file is this?
od filename Octal Dump: what is inside this file?
date The current date
hostname What is the name of this computer?
rm filename ReMove (delete) file
cp old new Make a copy of file old
mv old new Move (rename) a file or directory
wc filename Print the number of lines, words, and characters in the file
mkdir directoryname Create a sub directory
rmdir directoryname Delete a directory
pushd pathname Push current directory on a stack and move to named directory
popd Return to top directory on the stack
find pathname List the files below this point
grep pattern filename print all lines in the file that match the pattern
env List the current environment
echo $symbol Print the value of the environment variable
sudo command Run the command as admin. DANGER Will Robinson!