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File Commands for Linux .

File Commands for Linux :-

1. Print lines matching a pattern

Command: “ awk '[pattern] {print $0}' [file] ”

2. Copy file 1 to file 2

Command: “ cp [file1] [file2] ”

3. Copy directory 1 to directory 2

Command: “ cp -r [directory1] [directory2] ”

4. Cut file section and print

Command: “ cut -d[delimiter] [file] ”

5. Compare two files

Command: “ diff [file1] [file2] ”

6. Decrypt a file

Command: “ gpg [file.gpg] ”

7. Encrypt a file

Command: “ gpg -c [file] ”

8. Show first 10 lines of a file

Command: “ head [file] ”

9. Present text & allows scrolling beyond

Command: “ less ”

10. Create a symbolic link to file

Command: “ ln -s [/path/file] [link] ”

11. List files in the directory

Command: “ ls ”

12. Words/lines/bytes/ in the directory

Command: “ ls | xargs wc ”

13. List files, include hidden files

Command: “ ls -a ”

14. Create a directory

Command: “ mkdir [name] ”

15. Show file contents

Command: “ more [file] ”

16. Rename a file

Command: “ mv [filename1] [filename2] ”

17. Show the current directory

Command: “ pwd ”

18. Remove a file

Command: “ rm [file] ”

19. Recursively remove a directory

Command: “ rm -r [directory] ”

20. Forcefully remove a directory

Command: “ rm -rf [directory] ”

21. Overwrite and delete a file

Command: “ shred -u [file] ”

22. Compile from source code

Command: “ source [file] ”

23. Run programs with superuser/root/administrator

Command: “ sudo ”

24. Show the last 10 lines of a file

Command: “ tail [file] ”

25. Create a new file

Command: “ touch [file] ”

26. Count words/lines/bytes

Command: “ wc ”

27. Store command output to a file, skip terminal output

Command: “ [command] | tee [file] >/dev/null ”

28. Cut data section and print

Command: “ [data] | cut -d[delimiter] ”