Category Command Description
cd /home enter to directory '/ home'
cd .. go back one level
cd ../.. go back two levels
cd go to home directory
cd ~utente go to home directory
cd - go to previous directory
pwd show the path of work directory
ls view files of directory
ls -F view files of directory
ls -l show details of files and directory
ls -a show hidden files
ls *[0-9]* show files and directory containing numbers
tree show files and directories in a tree starting from root
lstree
mkdir dir1 create a directory called 'dir1'
mkdir dir1 dir2 create two directories simultaneously
mkdir -p /tmp/dir1/dir2 create a directory tree
rm -f file1 delete file called 'file1'
rmdir dir1 delete directory called 'dir1'
rm -rf dir1 remove a directory called 'dir1' and contents recursively
rm -rf dir1 dir2 remove two directories and their contents recursively
mv dir1 new_dir rename / move a file or directory
cp file1 file2 copying a file
cp dir/* . copy all files of a directory within the current work directory
cp -a /tmp/dir1 . copy a directory within the current work directory
cp -a dir1 dir2 copy a directory
ln -s file1 lnk1 create a symbolic link to file or directory
ln file1 lnk1 create a physical link to file or directory
touch -t 0712250000 fileditest modify timestamp of a file or directory - (YYMMDDhhmm)