Linuxbasiccommands

What is Linux and Why it is important?

Linux is an open-source operating system kernel that is the foundation for various Linux-based operating systems. It was created by Linus Torvalds in 1991. It has been adopted in various domains As Web servers, Cloud computing etc.

Linux is important as It is :

1. Open-source in nature.

2. Stability and Reliability.

3. Cost-effectiveness

day2 Task:

1. Check your present working directory.

   "pwd"- "print Working directory" command is used to check the current directory.

2. List all the files or directories including hidden files.

   "ls -la" - command is used to check the files or directories with hidden files.

3. Create a nested directory A/B/C/D/E

   mkdir -p A/B/C/D - "mkdir: It is a basic command for creating directories. It is followed by options and arguments that specify the directories to be created.

4. -p: This option tells the mkdir command to create parent directories as needed

Thanks,

Kavita Pant