Basic Linux Commands

Question 1

ls

Answer 1

List contents of current working directory

Question 2

cat

Answer 2

Display content of a text file

Question 3

cd

Answer 3

Changes current working directory

Question 4

pwd

Answer 4

Shows current working directory

Question 5

whoami

Answer 5

Displays the username of the current user

Question 6

touch

Answer 6

creates a new empty file or updates the timestamp for an existing file

Question 7

man

Answer 7

displays the manual page for the given command

Question 8

whatis

Answer 8

provides a brief description of the specified command