ls |
Lists the content of a directory |
alias |
Define or display aliases |
unalias |
Remove alias definitions |
pwd |
Prints the working directory |
cd |
Changes directory |
cp |
Copies files and directories |
rm |
Remove files and directories |
mv |
Moves (renames) files and directories |
mkdir |
Creates directories |
man |
Displays manual page of other commands |
touch |
Creates empty files |
chmod |
Changes file permissions |
./ |
Runs an executable |
exit |
Exits the current shell session |
sudo |
Executes commands as superuser |
shutdown |
Shutdowns your machine |
htop |
Displays processes and resources information |
unzip |
Extracts compressed ZIP files |
apt , yum , pacman |
Package managers |
echo |
Displays lines of text |
cat |
Prints file contents |
ps |
Reports shell processes status |
kill |
Terminates programs |
ping |
Tests network connectivity |
vim |
Efficient text editing |
history |
Shows a list of previous commands |
passwd |
Changes user password |
which |
Returns the full binary path of a program |
shred |
Overwrites a file to hide its contents |
less |
Inspects files interactively |
tail |
Displays last lines of a file |
head |
Displays first lines of a file |
grep |
Prints lines that match patterns |
whoami |
Outputs username |
whatis |
Shows single-line descriptions |
wc |
Word count files |
uname |
Displays OS information |
neofetch |
Displays OS and hardware information |
find |
Searches for files that follow a pattern |
wget |
Retrieves files from the internet |