Linux O.S.( 13 Sep. 2012 )

Linux Commands

 

To change directory                                                    Cd /home/username

To go to home directory                                             cd

To go one folder up                                                    cd ..

To create directory within the directory                    mkdir /home/abc/xyz

This id assumed that home & abc are already created in above command

Tells present working directory                                  pwd

To create hirercal folders                                           mkdir –P fldr1/fldr2/fldr3/fldr4

For example if you want to create a folder named java and than another folder named as bin in java folder than another subfolder named as 32 and NT in that folder than

Mkdir –P java/bin/32/NT

To remove empty folder                                             rmdir foldername

To check/see sub folders of current folder                ls

Ls  will show subfolders list /contents in horizontal format

To see contents/subfolders in long format                Ls-l

2 hidden folders in Linux

1-      “ . “     Link to present directory

2-      “ .. “   Link to parent or one step up directory

Named as dot and double dot