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Basic Commands

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Table of Contents

Using this Guide
Starting a Terminal
File and Directory Commands
cd
pwd
ls
cp
mv
rm
mkdir
System Information Commands
df
free
top
uname
lsb_release
ifconfig
Executing Commands with Elevated Privileges
Adding a New Group
Adding A New User
Options
"Man" and getting help
Searching for man files
Other Useful Things
Pasting in commands
Save on typing
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