How to type more than one command on a single line
Use ; (metacharacter) to separate commands
date
specify current date and time, date +%R shows time only, date +%x shows date only
passwd
change user’s own password, superuser can change other user’s passwords
file
scans a file’s content to display file type
head / tail
display the beginning / end of a file, default of 10 lines, use -n to specify a different number of lines
wc
counts lines, words, and chars of a file