To print working directory
pwd
To change directory
To return to home directory
cd
To change into specified directory name
cd <directory name>
To change to home or other path relative to home
// ~ is an alias for your home directory
cd ~
To move up one directory
cd ..
To return to previous directory
cd -
To list all files in the current directory
To list all files in the current directory, in column format
ls
To list the files in the specified directory
ls <directory name>
To list files in “long” format, 1 file per line with additional information
ls -l
To list all files, including “hidden” files
ls -a
To show the directory’s detailed information
ls -ld <directory name>
To list all files whose names begin with the letter “d” in the /usr/bin directory
ls /usr/bin/d*
To list files based on their size
ls -sh
To create a directory
mkdir <directory name>
eg: mkdir dhan
mkdir -p <directory path>
eg: mkdir -p /home/sng/dhan
To create directories in multiple paths
mkdir -p parent/{child1,child2,child3}
eg: mkdir -p work/{in,out,pending}/{a,b,c}
To delete a directory
rmdir <directory name>
eg: rmdir /tmp/myfiles/