Basic Linux Commands

Command	How To Use	Description
cat	cat	Cat command used to list the contents of small files to the screen.
cd	cd	cd command is used to change the directory from to directory.
cp	cp	cp command used to copy files source to destination.
clear	clear	Clear command will clear the Linux CLI.
dd	dd	dd command is used to convert and copy a file.
df	df	df command is used to show the space of  mounted filesystem.
less	less test	less command is used to page up and down in a file
ln	ln test symlink	Ln command is used to create a symbolic links to file.
locate	locate test	locate command is used to locate a file.
logout	logout	logout  command logs off the current user
ls	ls	ls command used to list the files in directories
man	man test	man command used to show information about the command test
mkdir	mkdir tes	mkdir command used to create a new directory
more	more test/index	more command is used to list the content of a file to the screen
mv	mv	mv command used to move or rename a file
pwd	pwd	pwd command used to find the current directory name.
rm	rm test.txt	rm command used to delete files in directories.
rmdir	rmdir testdirectory	rmdir command used to delete the directories.
shutdown	shutdown	shutdown command used to turn off the system.
whereis	whereis	whereis command used to show the binary,source and manual page for command.