Statistics for Common Linux Commands

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Print Working Directory	pwd	73%
Changes Current Directory	cd	70%
Displays a brief summary of how to use a command	--help	68%
Deletes files & Directories from the file system	rm	68%
Moves &/or renames files	mv	66%
Copies files & Directories from one location to another	cp	65%
Displays all Files	ls -a	65%
Displays the manual page	man	65%
Displays IP Address & Subnet Mask	ifconfig	63%
Displays contents of a text file on screen	cat	62%
Displays a detailed list of directory contents	ls -l	62%
Switch User Accounts	su	62%
Displays the last few lines of a text file	tail	61%
Displays the first few lines of a text file	head	60%
Edits contents of a text file	vi	60%
Shutsdown Computer Securely	shutdown	58%
Displays information about the command	info	57%
Starts a new Bourne-again shell command	bash	56%
Displays contents of directory & all subdirectories	ls -r	56%
Displays contents of a text file on screen, but pauses one screen at a time	less	54%