Shell Commands
This is the syntax for almost all commands in Linux
What is COMMAND OPTION ARGUMENT
This is a common shortcut to the home directory
What is ~
This command will set MyFile so that any user can do anything with it
What is chmod 777 MyFile
Every command, as well as every directory and device, is one of these in Linux
What is a file
This is the administrator account on Linux
What is root
These commands let you copy, move, remove, and link a file, respectively
What is cp, mv, rm, and ln
An absolute path is differentiated from a relative path through the use of this
A leading /
You would use this if you wanted to add execute permissions to all users
What is chmod +x
This is the difference between a html, Python, and text file
What is nothing
If you wanted to view the contents of a file in pages, you would use this command
What is less
This represents any character and any number of characters in a shell command
What is the wildcard *
If you want to navigate to a directory that is 2 above your current one, you would use this
What is ../../
You would use this if you wanted to remove execute permissions from the group owner and others
What is chmod go-x
Files that represent physical devices are usually found in this directory
What is /dev/
These commands lets you view the contents of a file, as well as view the beginning and end of a file respectively
What are cat, head, tail
This character, when added to the end of a command, runs the command in the background
What is &
If you wanted to tell whether a file was a soft link or a regular file, you would use this command
What is ls -l
This permission allows you to delete files
What is the write permission on the directory
Most of the executable files in Linux are located here
What is /usr/bin/ (or /bin/)
These are the basic text streams in Linux
What are stdin, stdout, stderr
If you wanted to save the output of a command to a file, you would use this
What is redirection >
Miscellaneous configuration files are found in this directory
What is /etc/
This will set the permissions of the file to --wxrw--w-
What is chmod 362
Typically, this is where removable media is mounted
What is /run/media
This is the init system used on modern Linux systems
What is SystemD