Commands & Shortcuts
This keyboard shotcut cancels a running command in the terminal.
What is Ctrl + C?
This direcotry is the root of all files in a Linux System
What is /?
This command shows a real-time dynamic list of running processes
What is top?
This scripting langauge si commonly used for automating tasks on Linux
What is bash?
This open-source web browser, first release in 2002 is based on the Gecko Engine
What is firefox?
This command lists all files and directories, including the hidden ones.
What is ls -a?
This command shows the ammount of free and used disk space on mounted file systems?
What is df?
This command allows you to manually terminiate a process using its PID
What is kill?
This character is used at the start of a script to indicate which interpreter should execute it.
What is #! (shebang)?
This popular Linux-based open-source operating system is funded by Canonical
What is Ubuntu?
To switch to a different user without logging out, you use this command.
What is su?
This filesystem is commonly used for USB flash drives and is compatible with both Linux and Windows
What is FAT32?
This command displays the emmoery usage of a Linux system in a readbale format.
What is free -h?
This command makes a script executable
What is chmod +x scriptname?
This Open-source media player, known for supporting a wide range of formats, is often used as a lightweight alternative to windows media player.
What is VLC?
This command allows you to scroll through a long output page by page
What is less?
This command checks a filesystem for errors and attempts to repair them
What is fsck?
This process scheduling system allows you to run commands at a later time, including once or a repeating schedule
What is at?
This built-in bash command prints the arguments it receives, making it useful for debugging scripts
What is echo?
This linux based open-source gaming project allows Windows games to run on Linux.
What is Proton (or wine)?
If a command was run by accident, this command can recall and edit the last used command before running it again.
What is fc?
This file contains information about system-mounted filesystems and is used at boot to determine where and how partitions are mounted
What is /etc/fstab?
This command allows you to resume a stopped process in the background.
What is bg?
This command substitutes the output of a command into another command, often used in scripts
What is $(command) or `command` (command substitution)?
This open-source database system is a popular alternative to MySQL and emphasizes full compatbility with it.
What is MariaDB?