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Linux Terminal Study Cards


Master Linux Terminal with our interactive study cards designed for effective learning. These flashcards use proven spaced repetition techniques to help you memorize key concepts, definitions, and facts. Perfect for students, professionals, and lifelong learners seeking to improve knowledge retention and ace exams through active recall practice.


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What does the ls command do?

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Lists files and directories in the current directory

What does the cd command do?

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Changes the current directory

What does the pwd command do?

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Prints the current working directory path

What does the mkdir command do?

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Creates new directories

What does the rmdir command do?

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Removes empty directories

What does the rm command do?

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Removes files and directories

What does the cp command do?

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Copies files and directories

What does the mv command do?

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Moves or renames files and directories

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What does the touch command do?

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Creates empty files or updates file timestamps

What does the cat command do?

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Displays the contents of a file

What does the less command do?

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Views file contents one page at a time

What does the head command do?

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Displays the first lines of a file

What does the tail command do?

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Displays the last lines of a file

What does the grep command do?

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Searches for text patterns in files

What does the find command do?

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Searches for files and directories based on criteria

What does the chmod command do?

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Changes file and directory permissions

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What does the chown command do?

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Changes file and directory ownership

What does the ps command do?

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Shows running processes

What does the top command do?

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Displays real-time system processes and resource usage

What does the kill command do?

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Terminates processes by process ID

What does the df command do?

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Shows disk space usage of filesystems

What does the du command do?

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Shows disk usage of files and directories

What does the free command do?

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Displays memory usage information

What does the tar command do?

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Archives and extracts files

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What does the wget command do?

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Downloads files from the internet

What does the curl command do?

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Transfers data to or from servers

What does the ssh command do?

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Connects to remote systems securely

What does the scp command do?

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Copies files between systems over SSH

What does the history command do?

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Shows command history

What does the man command do?

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Displays manual pages for commands

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