20 basic Linux commands

20 basic Linux commands - PAKWAP.COM https://pakwap.com/ RSS - PAKWAP.COM https://pakwap.com/assets/img/images/logo.png RSS - PAKWAP.COM https://pakwap.com/ admin@pakwap.com (admin) admin@pakwap.com (admin) Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:26:43 +0500 Here are 20 basic Linux commands: 1. ls – Lists files and directories 2. cd – Changes the current directory 3. pwd – Displays the present working directory 4. mkdir – Creates a new directory 5. rmdir – Removes an empty directory 6. rm – Deletes files or directories 7. cp – Copies files or directories 8. mv – Moves or renames files and directories 9. touch – Creates a new file 10. cat – Displays the contents of a file 11. nano – Opens a simple text editor (Nano) 12. vim – Opens an advanced text editor (Vim) 13. echo – Prints text to the terminal 14. chmod – Changes file or directory permissions 15. chown – Changes file or directory ownership 16. df – Displays disk space usage 17. du – Shows the size of files or directories 18. ps – Displays currently running processes 19. kill – Terminates a running process 20. grep – Searches for a pattern in a file https://pakwap.com/topics/275?pid=374 20 basic Linux commands REHAN Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:25:54 +0500 Messages https://pakwap.com/topics/275?pid=374