| Command | Description |
| cd directory | Change to directory listed. |
| mv file location | Move file to location specified. |
| emacs filename | Opens the file given in the emacs file editor (creates a new file with filename if filename is not matched to a file existing in the current directory) |
| gcc file.c | The GNU compiler used to compile a c file. |
| mkdir directory | Creates a directory |
| rm file | Removes (deletes) file |
| cp file location | Creates a copy of the file in the location specified. |
| cp file1 file2 | Creates a copy of file1 in a file named file2. |