Basic Linux Commands

Here's the list of basic Linux commands, note that almost every Linux command is lowercase.

To Make a directory:

MKDIR <dirname>

E.G: mkdir docs

To go into the directory:

CD <dirname>

E.G: cd docs

To move to the parent directory:

CD ..

To delete a directory:

RM <dirname>

E.G: rm docs

To get listing of all files and folder in a particular directory:

To copy a file from one directory to another:

CP <SOURCE> <DESTINATION>

To know the name of the current logged in user:

WHOAMI

To know the directory in which you are currently on:

PWD

To clear the console screen:

CLEAR

To get help on any command:

<command> ?

E.G: LS ?

To find the history of logins over SSH

last | head

last | grep [username]

To check the running processes

TOP

PS AUX