Linux Dummies 9th

Appendix A
Common Linux Commands
In This Appendix
▶ Managing storage with archiving and compression commands
▶ Keeping in touch with communication commands
▶ Organizing data with file commands
▶ Bossing machines around with system-control commands
Computing novices often marvel at the keyboard dance that Linux
experts typically perform. Sure, these experts know about modern
advances like the mouse and the graphical interface, but these keyboard
musicians prefer the home keys and find that they can work faster that way.
It takes some time to reach this level of proficiency, but every expert was
a novice at one time, and any novice can become an expert with plenty of
practice.
In this appendix, you find the commands listed by themes, according to what
they can actually do for you. So read on — and dazzle your friends with your
command-prompt finesse. When they ask you how and where you figured out
all those commands, just smile and mumble something about the voices in
your head — and, of course, keep this section dog-eared and within reach of
your computer.
Linux Commands by Function
Because every command serves a specific purpose, organizing these tools
into groups according to their individual functions isn’t difficult. If you know
what you need to do but don’t know which command does the job, flip
through this section to start your search. From here, you can dig further by
referencing man pages. To access a man page, type man command at a command
prompt. For example, man ls shows you the help information for the
file-listing command.