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ls<\/code> – List Files and Directories: List the contents of a directory.
Example: ls -l<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

cd<\/code> – Change Directory: Navigate to a different directory.
Example: cd \/home\/user\/documents<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

pwd<\/code> – Print Working Directory: Display the current directory’s full path.
Example: pwd<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

mkdir<\/code> – Make Directory: Create a new directory.
Example: mkdir your_folder_name<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

rm<\/code> – Remove: Delete files or directory.
Example: rm yourfile.txt<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

cp<\/code> – Copy: Copy files or directories.
Example: cp file.txt \/destination_folder<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

mv<\/code> – Move: Move files or directories.
Example: mv file.txt \/your_new_location<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

touch<\/code> – Create Empty File: Create a new empty file.
Example: touch new_file.txt<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

cat<\/code> – Concatenate and Display: View the content of a file.
Example: cat file.txt<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

nano<\/code> – Text Editor: Open a text file for editing.
Example: nano file.txt<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

grep<\/code> – Search Text: Search for text patterns in files.
Example: grep \"pattern\" file.txt<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

find<\/code> – Search Files and Directories: Search for files and directories.
Example: find \/path\/to\/search -name \"file_name\"<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

chmod<\/code> – Change File Permissions: Modify file permissions.
Example: chmod 755 file.sh<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

chown<\/code> – Change Ownership: Change the owner and group of a file or directory.
Example: chown user:group file.txt<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ps<\/code> – Process Status: Display running processes.
Example: ps aux<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

top<\/code> – Monitor System Activity: Monitor system processes in real-time.
Example: top<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

kill<\/code> – Terminate Processes: Terminate a process using its ID.
Example: kill PID<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

wget<\/code> – Download Files: Download files from the internet.
Example: wget https:\/\/example.com\/file.zip<\/a><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

curl<\/code> – Transfer Data with URLs: Transfer data to or from a server.
Example: curl -O https:\/\/example.com\/file.txt<\/a><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

tar<\/code> – Archive and Extract: Create or extract compressed archive files.
Example: tar -czvf archive.tar.gz folder<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ssh<\/code> – Secure Shell: Connect to a remote server securely.
Example: ssh user@remote_host<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

scp<\/code> – Securely Copy Files: Copy files between local and remote systems using SSH.
Example: scp file.txt user@remote_host:\/path<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

rsync<\/code> – Remote Sync: Synchronize files and directories between systems.
Example: rsync -avz local_folder\/ user@remote_host:remote_folder\/<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

df<\/code> – Disk Free Space: Display disk space usage.
Example: df -h<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

du<\/code> – Disk Usage: Show the size of files and directories.
Example: du -sh \/path\/to\/directory<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ifconfig<\/code> – Network Configuration: Display or configure network interfaces (deprecated, use ip).
Example: ifconfig<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ip<\/code> – IP Configuration: Manage IP addresses and network settings.
Example: ip addr show<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

netstat<\/code> – Network Statistics: Display network connections and statistics (deprecated, use ss).
Example: netstat -tuln<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

systemctl<\/code> – System Control: Manage system services using systems.
Example: systemctl start service_name<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

journalctl<\/code> – Systemd Journal: View system logs using systemd’s journal.
Example: journalctl -u service_name<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

cron<\/code> – Schedule Tasks: Manage scheduled tasks.
Example: crontab -e<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

at<\/code> – Execute Commands Later: Run commands at a specified time.
Example: echo \"command\" | at 15:30<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ping<\/code> – Network Connectivity: Check network connectivity to a host.
Example: ping google.com<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

traceroute<\/code> – Trace Route: Trace the route packets take to reach a host.
Example: traceroute google.com<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

curl<\/code> – Check Website Connectivity: Check if a website is up.
Example: curl -Is https:\/\/example.com | head -n 1<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

dig<\/code> – Domain Information Groper: Retrieve DNS information for a domain.
Example: dig example.com<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

hostname<\/code> – Display or Set Hostname: Display or change the system’s hostname.
Example: hostname<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

who<\/code> – Display Users: Display currently logged-in users.
Example: who<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

useradd<\/code> – Add User: Create a new user account.
Example: useradd newuser<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

usermod<\/code> – Modify User: Modify user account properties.
Example: usermod -aG groupname username<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

passwd<\/code> – Change Password: Change user password.
Example: passwd username<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

sudo<\/code> – Superuser Do: Execute commands as the superuser.
Example: sudo command<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

lsof<\/code> – List Open Files: List open files and processes using them.
Example: lsof -i :port<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

nc<\/code> – Netcat: Networking utility to read and write data across network connections.
Example: echo \"Hello\" | nc host port<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

scp<\/code> – Secure Copy Between Hosts: Copy files securely between hosts.
Example: scp file.txt user@remote_host:\/path<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

sed<\/code> – Stream Editor: Text manipulation using regex.
Example: sed 's\/old\/new\/g' file.txt<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

awk<\/code> – Text Processing: Pattern scanning and text processing.
Example: awk '{print $2}' file.txt<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

cut<\/code> – Text Column Extraction: Extract specific columns from text.
Example: cut -d\",\" -f2 file.csv<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n

sort<\/code> – Sort Lines: Sort lines of text files.
Example: sort file.txt<\/code>

diff<\/code> – File Comparison: Compare two files and show differences.
Example: diff file1.txt file2.txt<\/code>

wc<\/code> – Count the word characters
Example: wc -l<\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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