Reason to Learn Command Line Interface ?

Gives you more control over your Operating System .
Allows you to perform tasks that are not possible with a graphical user interface (GUI).
Auditing and Debugging is Easier.
perform tasks much faster than using a graphical user interface (GUI).
Better understanding of how your computer works.
CLI is a lightweight interface, requiring fewer system resources than a GUI.

If you are new to the Linux, it is a good idea to start by learning the basics of the CLI.
Here are some basic and useful commands for linux .

Basic Linux Commands

pwd

pwd - Print Working Directory.

cd — change the working directory

sudo

sudo, sudoedit — execute a command as another user , adimn

man

man - an interface to the system reference manuals

rm - remove files or directories

rmdir

rmdir - remove empty directories

touch

touch - change file timestamps

cat

cat - concatenate files and print on the standard output

cp - copy files and directories

mv - move or (rename) files

mkdir

mkdir - make directories

rm -r

Delete folder

GIT Commands

git clone [url]

clone the existing repository

git init

initilize new version-controlled project

git add . git commit - m "first commit"

save changes to repository

git status

Current state of the repository

git branch [ BranchName ]

Create a new branch

git branch -a

list all local and remote branch

git branch -d [branchname]

Delete a branch

SSH

ssh [user]@[host ip]

connect to host

ssh-keygen -b 4096

Generate SSH key

ssh [user]@[host ip] [command]

Run command and exit

ssh -X [user]@[host ip]

clone the existing repository

scp [localeFile] [user]@[host]:[remoteFile]

push file

scp [remoteFile] [user]@[host]

pull file

exit

End session

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