/sbin/usermod - modify a user account which - shows path of the command you are using date - shows the date and can format it with the options file - shows what kind of file it is head - print top of file tail - print bottom of a file cat - print the whole file mkdir - create a directory rmdir - remove a dir pwd - list your current working directory cd - no args - takes me home cd - - takes you to your last directory cd .. - go back one directory cd . - go to this current directory ls -a - list hidden files ls -l - ls long listing ls -laF - long hidden and type cp- copy a file mv - move a file rm - remove file mkdir - make a directory mkdir -p - make a dir touch - create an empty file