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Ubuntu commands

  • Command 'df' Short of "desk free". used to check available disk on system. Displays the information of file system device names, disk blocks, total disk space used, available disk space, percentage of usage and mount points on a file system 
$ df
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  • With df add -h to display Disk Space in Human Readable Format like in MB and GB. 
$ df -h
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  • Show only your home file system information. 
$ df -h /home
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  • Change directory/Folder. 
$ cd /folder_name
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  • Show just the names of files and directories existing in your present directory. 
$ ls
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  • Show list of all the files and directories existing along with the details like permissions, ownership, size etc. 
$ ll
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