NIAIS Assignment No#1
Lecture Date: 7th September 2023
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Student Name: Muhammad Suleman
Instructor Name: Abdul Rehman
Content
1. 20 Basic commands of Linux Terminal and Windows 10 CMD
2. Command to delete a directory containing files using the Linux Terminal and
Windows CMD
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Index
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Basic Commands of Linux Terminal ………………………………………………………………….. Pg#2
Basic Commands of Windows CMD ………………………………………………………………… Pg#14
How to delete a directory containing files with Windows CMD………………………. Pg #26
How to delete a directory containing files in Linux …………………………………………..Pg#28
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Basic Linux Commands (Debian)
ls: ls command is used to list the files in the current directory
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clear: clear command is used to clear the screen
pwd: pwd command is used to print the present directory in the terminal
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cd: cd command is used to change directory
touch: touch command is used to create an empty file
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rm: rm command is used to delete a file
sudo: sudo command is used to execute any task with superuser privileges
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apt: apt command is used to upgrade, update or install new packages in Debian based
linux distros
mkdir: mkdir command is used to create a new directory
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rmdir: rmdir command is used an empty directory
top: top command is used to list the ongoing running processes
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nano: nano is a CLI based text editor used to edit text files in the linux terminal, nano
filename.txt command would open the text file in the terminal
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cat: cat command is used to display the contents of a file in the Terminal
history: history command is used to show the history of commands ran in the terminal
previously
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head: head command is used to view the first ten lines of a file by default
tail: tail command is used to view the last ten lines of a file by default
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whoami: whoami command is used to display the username of the current user
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man: man command is used to display the user manual of any command that we can run
on the terminal
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ifconfig: ifconfig command is used to display current network interface configuration
cd ..: cd .. command is used to change our directory to our previous directory
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Basic Windows CMD commands
cd: cd command is used to change directory
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dir: dir command is used to list the files in the current directory
cls: cls command is used to clear the screen
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ping: ping command tests network connectivity to a specific server or website
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systeminfo: systeminfo displays detailed information about computer’s hardware and
software
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tasklist: lists all running processes and applications
help: provides information about other commands
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echo: displays text on the screen
ipconfig: shows network related information including IP address and network settings
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mkdir: creates a new directory
rmdir: deletes the specified directory
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del: del command delete the specified file
diskpart: diskpart is used to manage partitions on a disk
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netstat: netstat displays network connections and listening ports
chkdsk: checks the disk for errors and repairs them
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getmac: displays the mac address information
whoami: displays the users currently logged in
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ver: displays the current windows version
tracert: traces the route to a computer or network device
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dirverquery: displays a list of drivers installed on the system
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How to delete a directory Containing files with
Windows CMD
rmdir s/ q/ Suleman: s/ is used to delete the directories and sub directories within it
q/ is used so the action can be executed without asking for confirmation
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How to delete a directory Containing files in
Linux
rm -rf kali: used to delete a whole directory containing files