# Linux commands for common tasks
## Navigate files
### List directories (with type indicator)
```
$ ls --file-type
```
### Change directory to ``example``
```
$ cd example
```
### Move up one directory
```
$ cd ..
```
### Move up two directories
```
$ cd ../..
```
### Change to home directory
```
$ cd ~
```
### Get current directory
```
$ pwd
```
### Get absolute path to a file or folder
```
$ readlink -f example
```
### Get file type of ``example.ext``
```
$ file example.ext
```
## File management
### Copy a file in place
```
$ cp example.txt example-1.txt
```
### Copy a file to Documents
```
$ cp example.txt ~/Documents/example-1.txt
```
### Move a file to Documents
```
$ mv example.txt ~/Documents
```
### Create a directory (folder)
```
$ mkdir example
```
### Remove an empty directory
```
$ rmdir example
```
### Safely remove a file
```
$ trash example.txt
```
### Remove a file (without trash command)
```
$ mv example.txt ~/.local/share/Trash/files
```
### Download a file from an network location
```
$ wget
http://example.com/file
```
## Installing software
* On Fedora and CentOS, use ``dnf``
* On Ubuntu and Debian, use ``apt``
* On OpenSUSE, use ``zypper``
* Other distributions may use different commands
### Search for an application called example
```
$ sudo [COMMAND] search example
```
### Install an application called example
```
$ sudo [COMMAND] install example
```
### Uninstall an application called example
```
$ sudo [COMMAND] remove example
```
## Services
### Start services
```
$ sudo systemctl start example
```
### Stop services
```
$ sudo systemctl stop example
```
### Get status of services
```
$ sudo systemctl status example
```
