| pwd | Prints the path of the current directory |
| cd directory-path | Change to a directory |
| cd | Change to home directory |
| ls | Lists the contents of the current directory |
| ls -al | Lists the contents of the current directory in detail |
| pwd | Prints the path of the current directory |
| cat filename | Display entire file |
| more filename | Page through a file: space to advance, q to quit |
| mkdir new-directory | Create a new directory |
| cp old-file new-file | Copy a file from old-file to new-file |
| mv old-file new-file | Rename a file from old-file to new-file |
| rm file | Remove a file |
| rmdir dir | Remove a directory |
| script scriptname | Starts recording a script |
| Strg-d | Stops recording a script |
| tar -cvf outputfile inputfiles | Creates a tar archive called outputfile which contains the inputfiles |
| tar -xvf tarfile | Extracts the contents of tarfile |
| tar -tf tarfile | View the contents of tarfile |
| unzip zipfile | Extracts the contents of zipfile to the current
directory |
| <up-arrow> | Get previous command |
| <down-arrow> | Get next command |
| <left-arrow> <right-arrow> |
Move cursor to the left or right |
| <tab> | Path-completion |