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lsNavigation

List directory contents with details and hidden files.

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cdNavigation

Change current working directory.

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pwdNavigation

Print name of current working directory.

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treeNavigation

Display directory structure in a tree-like diagram.

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catFile Operations

Concatenate and print file contents to terminal.

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touchFile Operations

Create empty files or update timestamps.

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mkdirFile Operations

Create new directory folders.

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rmFile Operations

Remove files or directories recursively.

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cpFile Operations

Copy files or directories to new paths.

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mvFile Operations

Move or rename files and directories.

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grepText Processing

Search text files using matching regular expressions.

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sedText Processing

Stream editor for filtering and transforming text.

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awkText Processing

Pattern scanning and column processing language.

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headText Processing

Output the first part of files.

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tailText Processing

Output the last part of files.

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wcText Processing

Print line, word, and byte counts for files.

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echoText Processing

Print text or redirect content to files.

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chmodPermissions

Change file mode bits and access permissions.

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chownPermissions

Change file owner and group attributes.

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nanoEditors

Launch simple text editor modal.

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vimEditors

Launch vi/vim text editor modal.

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curlNetworking

Transfer data from or to a server URL.

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tarArchives

Store and extract file archives in VFS.

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gzipArchives

Compress or expand files in Virtual File System.

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topSystem

Display simulated real-time Linux processes.

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python3System

Interactive Python 3 interpreter REPL.

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aptPackages

Simulated package manager to install utilities.

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whoamiSystem

Print effective user ID name.

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dateSystem

Display current system date and time.

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unameSystem

Print system information and kernel architecture.

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historySystem

Display list of executed terminal commands.

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