KALI LINUX COMMANDS

KALI LINUX COMMANDS

a
apropos Search Help manual pages (man -k)
apt-get Search for and install software packages (Debian)
aptitude Search for and install software packages (Debian)
aspell Spell Checker
awk Find and Replace text, database sort/validate/index

b
basename Strip directory and sux from lenames
bash GNU Bourne-Again SHell
bc Arbitrary precision calculator language
bg Send to background
break Exit from a loop
builtin Run a shell builtin
bzip2 Compress or decompress named le(s)

c
cal Display a calendar
case Conditionally perform a command
cat Concatenate and print (display) the content of les
cd Change Directory
cfdisk Partition table manipulator for Linux
chgrp Change group ownership
chmod Change access permissions
chown Change le owner and group
chroot Run a command with a dierent root directory
chkcong System services (runlevel)
cksum Print CRC checksum and byte counts
clear Clear terminal screen
cmp Compare two les
comm Compare two sorted les line by line
command Run a command - ignoring shell functions
continue Resume the next iteration of a loop
cp Copy one or more les to another location
cron Daemon to execute scheduled commands
crontab Schedule a command to run at a later time
csplit Split a le into context-determined pieces
cut Divide a le into several parts

d
date Display or change the date & time
dc Desk Calculator
dd Convert and copy a le, write disk headers, boot records
ddrescue Data recovery tool
declare Declare variables and give them attributes
df Display free disk space
di Display the dierences between two les
di3 Show dierences among three les
dig DNS lookup
dir Briey list directory contents
dircolors Colour setup for `ls'
dirname Convert a full pathname to just a path
dirs Display list of remembered directories
dmesg Print kernel & driver messages
du Estimate le space usage

e
echo Display message on screen
egrep Search le(s) for lines that match an extended expression
eject Eject removable media
enable Enable and disable builtin shell commands
env Environment variables
ethtool Ethernet card settings
eval Evaluate several commands/arguments
exec Execute a command
exit Exit the shell
expect Automate arbitrary applications accessed over a terminal
expand Convert tabs to spaces
export Set an environment variable
expr Evaluate expressions

f
false Do nothing, unsuccessfully
fdformat Low-level format a oppy disk
fdisk Partition table manipulator for Linux
fg Send job to foreground
fgrep Search le(s) for lines that match a xed string
le Determine le type
nd Search for les that meet a desired criteria
fmt Reformat paragraph text
fold Wrap text to t a specied width.
for Expand words, and execute commands
format Format disks or tapes
free Display memory usage
fsck File system consistency check and repair
ftp File Transfer Protocol
function Dene Function Macros
fuser Identify/kill the process that is accessing a le

g
gawk Find and Replace text within le(s)
getopts Parse positional parameters
grep Search le(s) for lines that match a given pattern
groupadd Add a user security group
groupdel Delete a group
groupmod Modify a group
groups Print group names a user is in
gzip Compress or decompress named le(s)

h
hash Remember the full pathname of a name argument
head Output the rst part of le(s)
help Display help for a built-in command
history Command History
hostname Print or set system name

i
iconv Convert the character set of a le
id Print user and group id's
if Conditionally perform a command
ifcong Congure a network interface
ifdown Stop a network interface
ifup Start a network interface up
import Capture an X server screen and save the image to le
install Copy les and set attributes

j
jobs List active jobs
join Join lines on a common eld

k
kill Stop a process from running
killall Kill processes by name

l
less Display output one screen at a time
let Perform arithmetic on shell variables
ln Create a symbolic link to a le
local Create variables
locate Find les
logname Print current login name
logout Exit a login shell
look Display lines beginning with a given string
lpc Line printer control program
lpr O line print
lprint Print a le
lprintd Abort a print job
lprintq List the print queue
lprm Remove jobs from the print queue
ls List information about le(s)
lsof List open les

m
make Recompile a group of programs
man Help manual
mkdir Create new folder(s)
mkfo Make FIFOs (named pipes)
mkisofs Create an hybrid ISO9660/JOLIET/HFS lesystem
mknod Make block or character special les
more Display output one screen at a time
mount Mount a le system
mtools Manipulate MS-DOS les
mtr Network diagnostics (traceroute/ping)
mv Move or rename les or directories
mmv Mass Move and rename (les)

n
netstat Networking information
nice Set the priority of a command or job
nl Number lines and write les
nohup Run a command immune to hangups
notify-send Send desktop notications
nslookup Query Internet name servers interactively

o
open Open a le in its default application
op Operator access

p
passwd Modify a user password
paste Merge lines of les
pathchk Check le name portability
ping Test a network connection
pkill Stop processes from running
popd Restore the previous value of the current directory
pr Prepare les for printing
printcap Printer capability database
printenv Print environment variables
printf Format and print data
ps Process status
pushd Save and then change the current directory
pwd Print Working Directory

q
quota Display disk usage and limits
quotacheck Scan a le system for disk usage
quotactl Set disk quotas

r
ram ram disk device
rcp Copy les between two machines
read Read a line from standard input
readarray Read from stdin into an array variable
readonly Mark variables/functions as readonly
reboot Reboot the system
rename Rename les
renice Alter priority of running processes
remsync Synchronize remote les via email
return Exit a shell function
rev Reverse lines of a le
rm Remove les
rmdir Remove folder(s)
rsync Remote le copy (Synchronize le trees)

s
screen Multiplex terminal, run remote shells via ssh
scp Secure copy (remote le copy)
sdi Merge two les interactively
sed Stream Editor
select Accept keyboard input
seq Print numeric sequences
set Manipulate shell variables and functions
sftp Secure File Transfer Program
shift Shift positional parameters
shopt Shell Options
shutdown Shutdown or restart linux
sleep Delay for a specied time
slocate Find les
sort Sort text les
source Run commands from a le `.'
split Split a le into xed-size pieces
ssh Secure Shell client (remote login program)
strace Trace system calls and signals
su Substitute user identity
sudo Execute a command as another user
sum Print a checksum for a le
suspend Suspend execution of this shell
symlink Make a new name for a le
sync Synchronize data on disk with memory

t
tail Output the last part of le
tar Tape ARchiver
tee Redirect output to multiple les
test Evaluate a conditional expression
time Measure Program running time
times User and system times
touch Change le timestamps
top List processes running on the system
traceroute Trace Route to Host
trap Run a command when a signal is set(bourne)
tr Translate, squeeze, and/or delete characters
true Do nothing, successfully
tsort Topological sort
tty Print lename of terminal on stdin
type Describe a command

u
ulimit Limit user resources
umask Users le creation mask
umount Unmount a device
unalias Remove an alias
uname Print system information
unexpand Convert spaces to tabs
uniq Uniquify les
units Convert units from one scale to another
unset Remove variable or function names
unshar Unpack shell archive scripts
until Execute commands (until error)
uptime Show uptime
useradd Create new user account
userdel Delete a user account
usermod Modify user account
users List users currently logged in
uuencode Encode a binary le
uudecode Decode a le created by uuencode
v
v Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b')
vdir Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b')
vi Text Editor
vmstat Report virtual memory statistics

w
wait Wait for a process to complete
watch Execute/display a program periodically
wc Print byte, word, and line counts
whereis Search the user's $path, man pages and source les for a
program
which Search the user's $path for a program le
while Execute commands
who Print all usernames currently logged in
whoami Print the current user id and name (`id -un')
wget Retrieve web pages or les via HTTP, HTTPS or FTP
write Send a message to another user

x
xargs Execute utility, passing constructed argument list(s)
xdg-open Open a le or URL in the user's preferred application.
yes Print a string until interrupted

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