Ganesh Joshi

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Bash commands

Updated 2026-02-09

Frequently used Bash commands for file and directory operations, search, and process management.

Files and dirs

```
ls -la
```
List files (long, all).
```
cd <dir>
```
Change directory.
```
pwd
```
Print working directory.
```
mkdir <name>
```
Create directory.
```
cp -r src dest
```
Copy (recursive).
```
mv src dest
```
Move/rename.
```
rm -rf <path>
```
Remove (force, recursive; use with care).

Search and process

```
grep -r 'pattern' .
```
Search in files (recursive).
```
find . -name '*.ts'
```
Find files by name.
```
ps aux
```
List processes.
```
kill <pid>
```
Terminate process.

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