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Sakshi More
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Day 1 — Beginning My 40 Days AWS DevOps Journey

** Day 1 — Beginning My 40 Days AWS DevOps Journey
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✅ What I Did on Day 1

I focused on learning and practicing Linux basics using my Amazon Linux EC2 instance.

Commands I practiced:

Navigation: cd, pwd, ls

File/Folder: mkdir, touch, rm, cp, mv

Viewing: cat, nano, tail, head

Searching: grep, find

Networking: ip a, ping

These are essential for any DevOps engineer, and practicing them on EC2 made everything feel more real and practical.

Linux + AWS Basic Commands (Beginner Notes)

1. Navigation Commands

  • cd – Change directory
  • pwd – Show current location
  • ls – List files and directories

2. File/Folder Commands

  • mkdir – Create a new directory
  • touch – Create a new empty file
  • rm – Remove file
  • cp – Copy file or folder
  • mv – Move or rename file/folder

3. Viewing Commands

  • cat – View file content
  • nano – Edit file
  • tail – View last lines of a file
  • head – View first lines of a file

4. Searching Commands

  • grep – Search a keyword inside files
  • find – Search files or folders by name

    5. Networking Commands

  • ip a – Show IP details

  • ping – Test internet or server connection

These commands are the fundamental building blocks for AWS EC2 and DevOps

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