Linux belongs to the Unix-like OS family. The Linux operating systems are based on Linux kernel. All the Linux commands get executed in the terminal provided by the Linux OS. The terminal is quite similar to the command prompt of Windows. It is also called a Linux shell or console.

The Linux terminal user- interface aids in performing all administrative operations including package installation, file manipulation, user management.

All Linux commands are case sensitive. The commands get executed when you press enter key after typing the command. The output of the command will be shown in the terminal itself.

Linux includes a lot of commands. In this Linux commands cheat sheet, we will take you through the most important ones so that you get familiar with them and can easily work on the Linux terminal.

To execute the commands, you will need a computer running Ubuntu or any other Linux distros. In Ubuntu, you can launch the terminal by pressing button Ctrl-Alt-T or by clicking the ‘Activities’ button at the top left of the screen and typing ‘shell’ or ‘terminal’ or other common synonyms.