[Command] [Name] [What it does]
man: Manual: Gives an index of a command. Format: man [command] [options]
ls: list: Gives a list of all non-hidden items in the current directory. Format: ls [options]
cd: change directory: changes the current directory. Format: cd [directories in current directory/.. (go up one parent)/a specific directory if you know the location]
mv: move: (not sure what it does, man mv showed that it changes cursor location)
cp: copy: copy files over from one location to another. Format: cp [source] [destination]
mkdir: make directory: creates directories. Format: mkdir [name of new directory] (can make it in specific directories, or just in the current one)
echo: echo: overwrite files with written text/prints whatever you say after it. Format: echo [> (overwrite)/» (add to) + filename] [What you wish to write]
cat: cat: reads targeted file. Format: cat [filename]
unzip: unzip: unzips .zip
gzip: gz unzip: removes .gz from compressed files.
tar: tar: extracts tar files, used like this : tar -xf (add a z to that if gz is still there, j if it's a bz2) filename
tr: translate: changes characters in a file from One char into another Format: tr “X” “Y”