Basic

All the commands listed here can be used in each linux distro.

Check manual for each command

OBS: Not every command has a manual page.

Run man <command> in CLI

List items in directory

To see what files are in your current directory: ls

See content of file

Print out the content of a file into terminal: cat

Open the file in a window and open it at the bottom: less.

Open the file in a window and open it at the top: head.

Change shell

# Check available shells
cat /etc/shells

# Change shell
sudo chsh -s <path to shell>