10 Basic Linux Command line Tips

1.Switching between Terminals

§  Ctrl + Alt + F1-F6: Console login

§  Ctrl + Alt + F7: GUI login

 

2.Ctrl + Z

To stop a command that is working interactively without terminating it.

 

3.Ctrl + W

To erase the text you have entered a word at a time.

 

 

4.Files starting with a dot (.) are a hidden file.

 

 

5.dpkg –l 

To get a list of all the installed packages.

 

 

6.To count the number of users logged in

who |wc –l

 

 

7.To find the path of the command which command

8.$  Denotes the normal user

 

 

9./root: Denotes the super user’s directory

 

 

10. Ctrl + D

To send the EOF( End of File)