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🐧 Linux Command Cheat Sheet: Essential Commands with Examples

Eshan Roy (eshanized) on December 01, 2024

Linux is a powerful operating system, and its command line is the key to unlocking its full potential. Here's your Linux command cheat sheet with e...
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Schelp •

Nice work, dude!
Maybe, you can add some like:

  • ls 
ls -ltrha (to bring the lastest files/dirs that had modifications.
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  • cd "", to enter in directories with that had an space into their names, like: 
cd "/home/schelp/my files"
ls -ltrha "/home/schelp/my files"
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  • df -h (known a little bit more of the filesystem used, maybe its a good idea) 
df -Th
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One of the shortcuts that I like is:

# to clear the terminal screen
crtl + l
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Eshan Roy (eshanized) •

Sure bro! I will modify this❤️

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Shakhzhakhan Maxudbek • • Edited

Good job! Here my suggestions:

Changing directory ownership recursively:

chown -R user:group /path/to/directory
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Adding executable flag to file:

chmod +x /path/to/script.sh
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Eshan Roy (eshanized) •

I have added your writing also. Checkout! Thanks for contributing! Do follow my project on GitHub: github.com/Snigdha-OS

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Lotfi Jebali •

Thanks for sharing

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Eshan Roy (eshanized) •

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Kiran Baliga •

Nice post!

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Eshan Roy (eshanized) •

Thanks for appreciating ! Do follow my project on GitHub: github.com/Snigdha-OS

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Fazly Fathhy •

what is the difference between chmod +x /path/to/script.sh and chmod u+x /path/to/script.sh ?

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Eshan Roy (eshanized) •

chmod +x /path/to/script.sh is used when you want to make the script executable for all users e.g groups and it is equivalent to a+x -a stands for all. on the other side u+x is used when you want to give permission for owner only. in details you can say like chmod +x = rwxr-xr-x and chmod u+x = rwxr--r--. Thank You for the question.

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Eshan Roy (eshanized) •

@schelp I have added your writing also. Checkout! Thanks for contributing! Do follow my project on GitHub: github.com/Snigdha-OS

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Abhijeet Waghmare •

Nice

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Eshan Roy (eshanized) •

Thanks for appreciating ! Do follow my project on GitHub: github.com/Snigdha-OS