A Few Basic Useful Linux Commands

Our CAD tools run on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system.

A few useful linux commands

   cd
   mkdir
   ls
   ls -l
   ls -la
   ls -ltr
   rm                      # delete a file
   rmdir                   # delete a directory
   du -s -m *              # size of files/directories not beginning with "."
   du -s -m .[a-zA-Z0-9]*  # size of files/directories beginning with "."
   man du                  # manual page with more information
Using du -h instead of -m gives results with variable units.



EEC 281 | B. Baas | ECE Dept. | UC Davis
Written by Bevan Baas

Updates

2018/03/12  Written
2025/01/14  Minor edits
2025/01/27  Added a few commands