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Short command line tutorial in Ubuntu server

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When you're just starting to work in Command line (CLI), you will find yourself frustrated, because all the command you need to input to actually do something. But there are a some commands in terminal which will improve your experience.

1. To see the last commands for your username:

history


history introduce words from the history list into the input stream, making it easy to repeat commands, insert the arguments to a previous command into the current input line, or fix errors in previous commands quickly.
it saves the last x commands in a file called .bash_history (it's hidden, so you need to ls -al to see it) and is located in your home directory.

2. To move through the last commands:

you can move through the last input commands, by using:
a. up/down arrow keys - up is for previous and down is for next
b. ^p (CTRL+P) and ^n (CTRL+N) stands for previous and next

3. autocomplete:

yes, there is an input autocomplete in CLI. the magic key is TAB. you can use it by typing the first letters of a command or a file, then press TAB and it will complete your command or file.

to move to /var/www/ directory:
a. type cd /v and press TAB. you will have now cd /var/
b. type b and press TAB. you will have now cd /var/www/

4. sudo bang-bang:

as described in one of the previous tutorial, you can use the sudo !! command to have permission over a command, which you wrote without the sudo in front.

let's say your command was nano /var/www/index.php and your not the owner. you will receive a text, telling you that you don't have permissions to access that file. now you can enter sudo !! command.

5. CTRL+R:

this command is very usefull when you wanna find a past command. Just press ^r (CTRL+R) and start typing part of a command and you will see the suggestions.


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