Basic Linux commands

System root directory

• /root

• /

Root users home directory

• /

• /root

Displays the current month with current month highlighted

• calendar

• cal

• month

Waits a number of seconds Sometimes used in scripts

• time

• wait

• sleep

Displays how long it takes to execute a command

• time

• date

• sleep

The command which helps to travel inside in the system, change and switch directory

• pwd

• cd

• ls

Print name of current working directory, shows where you at at the moment

• ls

• pwd

• ls -l

Listing of files and directory's of current directory, short listing

• ll

• ls

• ls -l

How do you clear your screen

• ctrl C

• ctrl D

• ctrl L

How do you switch user, change user, change into users home directory

• su

• su -

• switch user