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- The Linux Command Line Cheat Sheet
- TERMINAL
- clear Clear the terminal screen.
- history Display recently used commands. You can also view these commands via the Up and Down keys.
- ! Repeat a recently used command. You can use !n to repeat the n-th command in history or !-n to repeat what happened n commands ago.
- man Display the manual for a terminal program.
- whatis Display a brief description of a terminal program. A simpler alternative to the man command.
- alias Create a shortcut to a command or, when combined with the cd command, directory.
- exit Exit or close the terminal.
- NAVIGATION & FILE MANAGEMENT
- cd Change directory. Used to navigate between folders.
- pwd Display current directory.
- cd Change current directory.
- ls Display a list of files in the current directory.
- cp Makes a copy of a file. Defaults to the current directory unless you specify a specific one.
- mv Move a file from one directory to another.
- rm Remove a file or set of files.
- stat Display when a file was last accessed, modified, or changed.
- touch Change the date accessed or date modified time of a given file to right now.
- rm Delete a file or files.
- mkdir Create a directory. Defaults to the current directory, but you can also specify one.
- rmdir Delete a directory. Defaults to the current directory, but you can also specify one. The target directory must be completely empty.
- rename Change the name of a file or set of files.
- find Search a specific directory (or your entire PC) to find files that match designated criteria.
- locate Search for files or directories. Faster than the find command, but has fewer options.
- grep Search a specific file or set of files to see if a string of text exists and where.
- mount Attach a separate filesystem (such as an external hard drive or USB stick) to your system's main filesystem.
- umount Detach a separate filesystem from your system's main filesystem.
- cat Display the contents of a text file. Also works with multiple files.
- chmod Modify the read, write, and execute permissions of a file.
- chown Change the user or group that owns a file.
- USERS
- su Switch user. Unless you desigate a specific user, this command will attempt to sign in as the root user (which you can think of as the system administrator).
- whoami Displays the current user name.
- id Display current user and group.
- passwd Create or update a user's password.
- SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
- uname Displays core system information such as kernel version, hardware, and operating system.
- sudo Enter before a command to perform the command as a system administrator. User must have administrator priveleges for this to work.
- apt/dnf/pacman Programs for installing software and updates. Which one to use depends on your Linux-based operating system. Each requires administrator rights and additional instructions, such as sudo apt install program-name.
- jobs Display the status of all current jobs. A job is a representation of a running process or group of processes.
- bg Send a job to the background.
- fg Send a job to the foreground.
- kill End a process according to its process ID (which you can get using the ps command.
- killall End all processes whose names match your query.
- ps Display a list of running processes. Defaults to processes started by the current user.
- top Displays a list of running processes, sorted by how much CPU each uses. Unlike ps, the command updates in real-time.
- uptime Displays time since last boot.
- whereis Finds the executable file for a program.
- df Displays how much disk space is used and free on your system.
- free Displays how much RAM is used and free on your system.
- NETWORK MANAGEMENT
- ip Displays you IP address, network interfaces, bandwidth usage, and more.
- ping Send or receive data from another computer on a network. Often used to test whether a network connection is established and the speed of that connection.
- dig Look up a domain's DNS address
- wget Download a file.
- ssh Secure Shell. Connect and login to a remote network location.
- MISCELLANEOUS
- echo Display a line of text. Often used in programs and
- scripts to relay information to users.
- factor Displays possible factors of a decimal number.
- expr Solve math equations.
- look Look up a word in the dictionary.
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