ls = Shows what a folder contains ls -la = Also hidden files (i.e. those with a "." ahead) cd = Change directory cd .. = Back one step cd /mapp = Change to an exact folder cp /mapp/fil.txt /mapp2/fil2.txt = Copy a file cp -r /mapp/* /mapp2/ = Copy the folder and what it containing mv /mapp/fil.txt /mapp2/ = Move a file, folder or just change the name rm fil.txt = Remove a file rm -r /mapp = Remove a folder and what it containing --help = Shows the syntaxes of a command (i.e. ls --help)