Let's start Linux !

A Brief History

Linux is an open-source operating system that was first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds.

Basic Linux Commands

Listing commands - These commands are used to list the files and directories in the current working directory.

• ls -l--> list the files and directories in long list format.

  

• ls -a --> list all including hidden files and directory.

  

• ls -i --> list the files and directories with index numbers.

  

• ls *.txt --> list all the files having .txt extensions.

  

Directory commands - These commands are used to create, change directories

• pwd --> print work directory. Gives the present working directory.

  

• cd --> change directory.

  

• cd path --> change directory to the provided path.

  

• cd .. --> change directory to one step back.

  

• cd /home -->change to home directory.

  

• mkdir directoryname --> to make a new directory.

  

• mkdir .directoryname --> to create a hidden directory.

  

• mkdir x y z --> to create multiple directories.

  

• mkdir -p x/y/z --> to create nested directories.

  

Thanks for reading.

• Bikram Chatterjee