[header] How to get familiar with ubuntu commands [title] Read this list of basic commands and become familiar with them. [substeps] Sudo (" superuser do ")-allows you to run other commands with administrative privileges. This is useful when, for example, you need to modify files in a directory that your user wouldn't normally have access to. 
Cd (" change directory ")-changes the directory you are currently working in. You can use full paths to folders or simply the name of a folder within the directory you are currently working.