Linux commands are useful applications found in Linux. Commands may be used to do any simple or complicated activity. The commands are run using the Linux terminal. The terminal is a command-line interface for interacting with the system. It is similar to the Windows command prompt. Linux commands are case-sensitive. All of the commands below can be used to manipulate files and folders.

pwd

“pwd” stands for “print working directory”. In the following example, I am working in ELearnBee under the home directory.

pwd

ls

“ls” command shows a list of all the files in a directory.

ls

mkdir

“mkdir” command is used to create a new directory inside an existing one.

mkdir ELearnBee

cd

“cd” command is used to switch directories.

cd Desktop 

• Use “cd ../” to return to the previous directory.
• Use “cd ../../” to return to two directories back, and so on.

cd ../  

rm

• Use “rmdir directory_name” to delete an empty directory.

• Use “rm -r directory_name” for a non-empty directory.

rmdir Practice