Simple tips and commands for linux beginners (2) ctrl + alt + d Display desktop pwd display current path uname-r view machine kernel version touch New empty file/change file creation time if this file is not available new empty file, if cd enters a file directory cd. enter the current directory cd .. go to the upper-level directory cd-go to the previous working directory cd ~ Enter the main directory ls to display the details of the ls-l display file in the current directory ls-a to show all files (including hidden files) ls-h is displayed in a language that humans can understand (for example, 20 K) ls-d displays the information of the Directory itself. ls-lh displays detailed information in a language that humans can understand. Other options can combine du to view the size of a file or folder. du-s to summarize the size of all files. du-h is in a readable format