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Linux Commands Cheat Sheet

Essential Linux terminal commands

LinuxTerminalCommands
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pwd
pwd

Print working directory

ls
ls -la

List files with details

cd
cd /path/to/dir

Change directory

find
find . -name "*.ts"

Find files by name

File Operations
cp
cp -r source dest

Copy files/directories

mv
mv old new

Move/rename files

rm
rm -rf dir

Remove files/directories

mkdir
mkdir -p path/to/dir

Create directories

cat
cat file.txt

Display file contents

Process & System
ps
ps aux | grep node

List processes

kill
kill -9 <pid>

Kill a process

top
top

System resource monitor

df
df -h

Disk space usage

chmod
chmod +x script.sh

Change file permissions