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Linux Basic

All the commands listed here can be used in each linux distro.

Check manual for each command

OBS: Not every command has a manual page.

Run man <command> in CLI

List items in directory

To see what files are in your current directory: ls

See content of file

Print out the content of a file into terminal: cat

Open the file in a window and open it at the bottom: less.

Open the file in a window and open it at the top: head.

Site to explain what a command does

https://explainshell.com

Alias

alias ll='ls' -la