pwd provides the ability to see the current working directory output. Usually used to access the working directory for .sh or .zsh scripts
cd stands for change directory. Changes the directory using relative or absolute paths
ls is list directory where the files and folders and their structures can be listed out to the terminal
cat returns the context of files and listed arguments
Search Commands
grep will search through any text using regular expressions or plaintext matching
find will provide a file or folder with the specific regular expression
File Management Commands
cp will copy a file from one directory to another or can be used to rename a file or simply just copy a file to the same current directory
mv can move or rename a file to the current or a different directory
rm can be used to delete a file or directory and it’s subdirectories
df disk free allows you to see the amount of the devices free space
du displays how a device is used, including the size of a directory trees and files within it
User Account Management
su stands for super user which enables the current user to execute scripts as a super user persona. A more common phrase now is sudo meaning superuser do