2.6. Common Commands

Here are some common shell commands. To learn more about them consult their man pages (later on) or the documentation given as a reference.
ls - lists the contents of directories.
cp - Copies files.
mv - Moves Files.
rm - Deletes (= removes) files.
cat - prints file to the standard output.
echo - prints messages to the standard output.
less - displays files and input page by page.