Top 25 Linux Commands

A developer’s best friend is the command line. It ought to be fused into their routine work. It helps make a system more efficient and manageable. For instance, you can write various script-codes to quickly produce and automate time-consuming processes.

Here, we have compiled all the top Linux terminal commands that will help beginners, as well as intermediate and advanced users.

In this article, we will learn about these 25 Linux commands:

1. ls
2. echo
3. touch
4. mkdir
5. grep
6. man
7. pwd
8. cd
9. mv
10. rmdir
11. locate
12. less
13. compgen
14. “>”
15. cat
16. “|”
17. head
18. tail
19. chmod
20. exit
21. history
22. clear
23. cp
24. kill
25. sleep

Now, let’s learn each of these commands one by one.

1. ls

‘ls’ command is the most widely used in the CLI interface. This command lists out all the files present in the current/present working directory. Open up the terminal by pressing ‘CTRL ALT T’, and write out the following command: