Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Linux commands

Below is a list of useful Linux commands


There are several ways in which directories in the current path can be displayed:

Using ls with -l to print directories: $ ls -l */
Using ls -F with grep : $ ls -F | grep "/$"
Using ls -l with grep : $ ls -l | grep "^d" 

Make a hidden directory

mkdir .dirname - add a period in front of the name

List hidden directories

ls -a

Show directory size:

du -sk to show the size in kilobytes

du -sh to show the size in more human-friendly format