Basic Commands

pwd (print working directory)

• displays the current working directory

pwd

ls (list directory contents)

• Lists files and directories.
• Options include '-l' for long format and '-a' to show hidden files.

ls
ls -l
ls -a

cd (change directory)

• changes the current directory.
• '..' moves up one directory and '~' moves to the home directory

cd /path/to/directory
cd ..
cd ~

mkdir (make directory)

• Creates a new directory.
• '-p' is used to create parent directories as needed.

mkdir new_directory
mkdir -p /path/to/directory

rmdir (remove directory)

• removes an empty directory

rmdir directory_name