Core Linux shell commands for file navigation, permissions, and text processing, one command per card.
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- What command displays your current working directory?
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pwd- How do you change to your home directory?
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cd ~ or cd- What command changes the current directory?
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cd [path]- How do you return to the previous directory?
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cd -- What command lists files in the current directory?
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ls- How do you list files with full details including permissions and size?
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ls -l- How do you list all files including hidden ones?
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ls -a- What command searches for files by name?
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find [path] -name [pattern]- What command searches a file database for files?
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locate [filename]- How do you display the entire contents of a text file?
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cat [filename]- What command lets you scroll through a file one page at a time?
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less [filename]- What command shows the first 10 lines of a file?
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head [filename]- What command shows the last 10 lines of a file?
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tail [filename]- How do you search for a text pattern within a file?
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grep [pattern] [filename]- How do you search for a pattern across multiple files recursively?
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grep -r [pattern] [directory]
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