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Old 02-20-09, 16:33
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Default Basic commands of Linux

Some Basic commands are as follows:-

mkdir - make directories
cd- change directories
mv- change the name of a directory
pwd - print working directory
rmdir - Remove an existing directory
chown - change file owner and group
chmod - change file access permissions
ls - Short listing of directory contents
cp - Copy files
ln - Creates a symbolic link to a file.
slocate -u
cat - this command sends file contents to standard output.
whereis - Report all known instances of a command
ftp hostname- It opens an FTP connection to the specified host, allowing files to be transferred.
ping host - Sends an echo request via TCP/IP to the specified host.
traceroute host - Uses echo requests to determine and print a network
path to the host.

These are few basic commands
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