Getting Started with Linux Commands
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st@st-virtual-machine:~$:
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st: The currently logged-in username, set during installation
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@: Not significant, serves as a separator
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st-virtual-machine: Hostname, set during installation
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~: The current user’s home directory: (/home/st)
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: Used to distinguish user roles, indicates a regular user, # indicates ROOT user
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pwd: Used to view the absolute path of the current directory; Linux absolute paths start from /
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cd: Change directory
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cd/: Enter the root directory
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cd~: Equivalent to cd/home/st. Enter the home directory
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cd/mnt/hgfs: Switch to the /mnt/hgfs directory (switch to specified directory)
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cd..: Go back to the upper directory
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cd../..: Go back two levels
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cd-: Go back to the previous directory
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cd./xxx: Enter the specified xxx directory under the current path, equivalent to cd xxx
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ls: View files or directories in a summarized format
-l: An option for ls to get detailed list information; d indicates a folder/directory, – indicates a regular file
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Keyboard Shortcuts
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ctrl+l: Clear the screen, keeping the history -
ctrl+alt+t: Open terminal -
ctrl+shift++: Increase terminal font size -
ctrl+-: Decrease terminal font size