LINUX FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS
		       PRACTICE THESE IN THE SHELL

Command     Example         Definition
          
ctrl-c                      = Stop the execution of a program
q                           = Quit  a man page or the pager
ls	    >ls             = list Directory contents
				Examples:
				>ls
				>ls -l
				>ls -li [long listing with inode numbers]
				>ls -la
				>ls -l |less [large directory piped to less]
				>ls -lh |less [human readable listing]
pwd	    >pwd            = Print Working Diretory
space                       = Spaces at the command line a very important
cd	    >cd             = Change Directory
				Examples:
				>cd .. [move up one directory]
				>cd /etc [move the /etc directory]
				>cd [move to you home directory
				>cd ~username [move to usernames home]
.                           = Hidden Files start with a dot
mkdir	    >mkdir          = Make a Directory
touch	    >touch [name]   = Create a file/ change timestamp
	    >touch .[name]  = Create a hidden file 
cat	    >cat [filename] = Concatenate files and displays on screen
apropos     >apropos [filename]    = Searches the small manual page in the whatis database
grep        >grep [string] [file]  = Searches for lines matching a pattern
rm          >rm [filename]  = removes a file
man	    >man ls         = Manual Page 
cp copy a file 		Examples:
			>cp [source_file] [destination_file]
			>cp /etc/passwd ./passwordfile  [copies passwd file to 
							current directory and
							changes the name at the
							same time]
			>cp ../file1 file1	[copies file1 from the parent
						to the current directory]
			>cp file1 newfile1


While in man, to search:
	/[string]
	?[string]

Pagers:
	Less
	More
	
Command Line History:
	up arrow
	down arrow

Command Line Completion:
	Tab

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