Linux Essentials #1 : Basic bash commands

Linux Essentials #1 : Basic bash commands

echo

The first command you need to know after installing Linux is echo.

The echo command is used to print text to the terminal.

echo "Hello World"

I know you might have questions about this command, like why we need to print things to the terminal. I will answer all your questions as we go along with the command.


pwd and cd

The next couple of commands are pwd and cd.

  • pwd - Print Working Directory

  • cd - Change Directory

You can print the current directory using the pwd command like this.

See? Now I'm in the directory /home/heathcliff.


ls and attributes

The ls command stands for "list" and it prints out the items inside our current directory.