Brian Kemboi

03 May, 2024

Linux Commands Fundamentals 1

Linux commands are an essential toolkit for all developers. These are some of the common and useful commands.

hostname - shows the host computer.

clear- used to clear the commands in the terminal.

uname - gives information about the current running machine (-a) can list more information.

who -show the current users in the machine.

whoami - shows the logged in user.

id - shows theuser id and group id of the currently logged in user. add the username for the specific user.

ls - lists all the files and directories in the current path.

ls -l -a (-l) lists more details (-a) includes hidden files.

cat - shows the contents of the chosen file.

this command can also be used to view the contents of hidden folders by specifying the full path of the hidden file.