Introduction to Linux_Part 2 Basic Commands

In the 2nd episode of our Linux tutorial we learn some of the basic commands and do some exercises on Ubuntu App.

Home Directories
- Each user has his or her private place to store files - Home;
- The directory will either be called “/home” or “/user”; (Use “pwd”)
- The use of “~” instead of pathname. (Use “/home/omoni”)

Manual Pages
- Man or Manual can display entire manual of Linux system;
- Example: man man command and explanation;

Find
- It is used to find files;
- Example: find ~ -name “Lab02*” (“~” means home directory, “-name” is file’s name, “*” is a wildcard in case user is not sure on the exact name);

Concatenate Files
- “Cat” stands for concatenate or combine files;
- Example: cat Lab02 Lab03;

Printing
- Lpr stands for “line printer” and commands sending file to printer;
- Lpq stands for “line printers in queue” and shows the status of all print jobs;
- Lprm stands for “line printer remove” and removes print job;
- Example: lpr Lab02 or lpr –P Epson2500 Lab02