Basic Commands

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You can refer to command --help or man command for more information about any command.

pwd command stands for print working directory. It displays the current directory you are in.


kc@kcserver:~$ pwd
/home/kc

echo command used to display a line of text/string that is passed as an argument.


kc@kcserver:~$ echo "Hello World"
Hello World
 
kc@kcserver:~$ echo -n "Hello World" # without trailing newline
Hello Worldkc@kcserver:~$

uptime command shows how long the system has been running, along with the current time, number of users, and system load averages.


kc@kcserver:~$ uptime
 14:23:58 up 7 min,  2 users,  load average: 0.04, 0.03, 0.00