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ls - List the content of the current directory uname -a - Show system and kernel
ls -R - List the subdirectories recursively head -n1 /etc/issue - Show distribution
ls -a - List all the content, including hidden files mount - Show mounted filesystems
ls -l - List the content and its information date - Show system date
pwd - Output the current directory that you are in uptime - Show system uptime
cd folder1 Change the working directory to folder1 whoami - Show your username
cd - Return to the !ome directory w - "isplay who is online
cd .. - #o up a directory man command - Show manual for command
cd - - Return to the previous directory
mount -o loop cdrom.iso /mnt/dir - $ount cdrom.iso at
/mnt/dir
cp source destination Copy source to destination
cp -r source destination Copy a folder recursively from
source to destination
cat /proc/partitions - Show all partitions registered on the
system
mv source destination - $ove %or rename& a file from source to
destination
grep MemTotal /proc/meminfo - Show R'$ total seen by the
system
rm file1 - Remove file1 grep "model name" /proc/cpuinfo - Show C()%s& info
rm -f file1 - Remove file1 without prompt lspci -tv - Show (C* info
rm -r folder - Remove a folder and its content recursively lsusb -tv - Show )S+ info
mkdir foldername Create a new folder foldername !! - Repeat the last command
rmdir foldername Remove an empty folder eit Log out of current session
file file1 Show the file type of file1
cat file1 file! Concatenate file1 to file 2
cat " file1 Concatenate standard input to file1 grep pattern files - Search for pattern in files
less file1 - ,iew and paginate file1
grep -i - Case insensitive search
head file1 - Show first -. lines of file1 grep -r - Recursive search
tail file1 - Show last -. lines of file1 grep -v - *nverted search
chmod ### file - Change file permission of file to 777 grep -o - Show matched part of file only
chown user$group file - Change ownership of file to user and
group group
locate file1 - /ind file1
whereis command - /ind binary0source 0manual for command
ln -s source destination Create a symbolic link from source to
destination
which app Locate a command for the app
look string file1 - "isplay any lines in file1 which contain string
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find /dir/ -user name - /ind files owned by name in dir
gpg -c file - 3ncrypt file
find /dir/ -mmin num - /ind files modifed less than num
minutes ago in dir
gpg file.gpg - "ecrypt file.gpg
tar -cf archive.tar foo bar - Create archive.tar from files foo
and bar
find /dir/ -name name% - /ind files starting with name in dir
tar -f archive.tar - 31tract all files from archive.tar2
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tar -c&f archive.tar.g& foo bar - Create archive.tar.gz from files
foo and bar, with #4ip compression
ps - Show snapshot of processes
tar -&f archive.tar.g& - 31tract a tar using #4ip
top - Show real time processes
tar -c'f archive.tar.b&! foo bar - Create archive.tar.bz2 from
files foo and bar, using +4ip5 compression2
kill pid - 6ill process with id pid
pkill name - 6ill process with name name
tar -'f archive.tar.b&! 31tract a tar using +4ip5 killall name - 6ill all processes with names beginning name
g&ip file1 Compress file1 and rename it to file1.gz
g&ip -d file1.g& "ecompress file1.gz
(trl ) *hift ) c - Copy a highlighted te1t
(trl ) *hift ) v (aste a copied te1t
ssh +,*-R.+/0*T Connect to $Host as $USE (trl ) & - Sleep program
ssh +,*-R.+/0*T command - Run command on $H!S" as
$USE
(trl ) c Stop current command
(trl ) r Start a search
ssh +,*-R.+/0*T -p 1!12 Connect to $H!S" as $USE
on port 12#$
(trl ) u Cut from start of line
(trl ) k Cut to end of line
scp file1 +,*-R.+/0*T$file1 Secure copy file1 from local
machine to file1 at remote $H!S"
(trl ) a #o to start of line
(trl ) e #o to end of line
scp +,*-R.+/0*T$file1 file1 Secure copy file1 from remote
$H!S" to file1 at local machine
scp -r foo +,*-R.+/0*T$/bar Secure copy the folder foo
from local machine to the folder bar at remote $H!S"
df -h - Show free space on mounted filesystems
df -i - Show free inodes on mounted filesystems
du -h folder Show file usage of each folder in folder
du -sh folder Show the total file si4e of folder
dpkg -i package.deb - *nstall a deb package fdisk -l - Show disks partitions si4es and types %run as root&
rpm -,vh package.rpm *nstall a rpm package free Show memory and swap usage
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