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How do you clear your command history in Linux?
You can view the history of commands entered on a Linux system with the history command.
What is the history command in Linux?
The history command displays all commands that have been entered into the terminal.
Are Linux commmands entered via the command line sre they case sensitive?
Yes they are case sensitive.. :-)
How can you locate a previously used command from the history list in Linux?
You can easily cycle through previously entered commands by pressing the Up key.
How many different commands are there for Linux?
Innumerable. Remember that any program on Linux can be launched from the command line, so there are as many commands as there are programs.
Which command is used to gets help about Linux?
The 'man' or the 'info' command have documentation about utilities and commands in the system.
What Linux commands make your home directory the working directory?
the command 'cd ~' will get you there .
What is the command to create a user in Linux?
su command is used to change the user.
Do all Linux commands have options associated with them?
No, but the grand majority of them do. For more information: $ man command $ command --help
What happens when you enter a Linux command in capital letters?
You get a command not found. Linux is case sensitive. So, for example: The command "systemctl" will not be the same as "SystemCTL" to a shell in Linux. One will work, the other will return an error saying there's no such command.
What was the first shell used by Linux and Unix that used commands entered at a command prompt?
The very first one, period. The first shell for Unix didn't originally have a name but has since been referred to as the Thompson shell. The first shell ported to Linux was bash.
What command displays the command list?
In Linux, command typed at a command prompt displays a list of commands that would likely contain the command you desire. For example, to find all of the commands that have word flush in their name or descriptions type the following: man -k flush
