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Linux Commands and description for practice

ls
Lists all files and directories in the present working directory

ls -R

Lists files in sub-directories as well

ls -a

Lists hidden files as well

ls -al

Lists files and directories with detailed information like permissions,size, owner, etc.

cd or cd ~
Navigate to HOME directory

cd ..

Move one level up

cd /

Move to the root directory

cat > filename

Creates a new file

cat filename

Displays the file content

cat file1 file2 > file3
Joins two files (file1, file2) and stores the output in a new file (file3)

sudo

Allows regular users to run programs with the security privileges of the superuser or root

rm filename
Deletes a file

man
Gives help information on a command

history
Gives a list of all past commands typed in the current terminal session

clear

Clears the terminal

mkdir directoryname
Creates a new directory in the present working directory or a at the specified path

rmdir Deletes a directory

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