Using Linux
Basic Linux
Some simple commands
pwd - prints where you are on the system - print working directory
cd - change directory
ls - list the fles (dir also works but its not linux)
cp - copy a file - cp file1 file2 copies file1 to file2 - We don't need extensions - this isn't windows
Now we have to learn how to use these.
Lesson
In this short tutorial we we try out a few commads in the command line and make and move a few files in a simple file structure.
Lets meet our Guide
If you are in the GUI find and click on Terminal - if your not in the GUI this won't matter because all you see is $ prompt or another prompt depending on which Linux you downloaded
$
This is the dollar prompt - the computer is awaiting you doing something.
type in pwd then press return or enter. You will see this or something similar
$ /home/philip
This is my home directory.
Lets make a new directory to play with
mkdir test - Make a newdirectory called test
We will now change to this directory
cd test - the space is important
Now check which directory you are in
pwd - print working directory - some Linux systems display this as the prompt but the command works just as well.
Let us now now make a file to play with
touch myfile - this makes a file called myfile - there is nothing in it.
We can now see this file in its directory by typing
ls - list the files
You will now see