CommandMeaningcp file1 file2 copy file1 and call it file2mv file1 file2 move or rename file1 to file2rm file remove a filermdir directory remove a directorycat file display a fileless file display a file a page at a timehead file display the first few lines of a filetail file display the last few lines of a filegrep 'keyword' file search a file for keywordswc file count number of lines/words/characters in file
