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50 Linux Commands That Are Very Useful For DevOps Tasks

This document lists and describes 50 Linux commands useful for DevOps tasks. It provides the command syntax and brief explanations for commands like rsync for remote file copying, awk and sed for text processing, find and grep for searching files, and systemctl for managing system services. Many examples demonstrate how to use the commands to perform common system administration and debugging tasks.

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50 Linux Commands That Are Very Useful For DevOps Tasks

This document lists and describes 50 Linux commands useful for DevOps tasks. It provides the command syntax and brief explanations for commands like rsync for remote file copying, awk and sed for text processing, find and grep for searching files, and systemctl for managing system services. Many examples demonstrate how to use the commands to perform common system administration and debugging tasks.

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50 Linux commands that are very useful for DevOps

tasks, along with brief explanations and examples:

1. rsync - Remote File Copy:


- Efficiently copy files between local and remote systems.
rsync -avz /local/path user@remote:/remote/path

2. awk - Text Processing:


- A powerful text processing tool for pattern scanning and
reporting.
cat logfile | awk '/error/ {print $1, $2}'

3. sed - Stream Editor:


- Perform text transformations on input streams.
cat file.txt | sed 's/old/new/g'

4. find - Search for Files:


- Search for files in a directory hierarchy.
find /path/to/search -name "*.txt"
5. tar - Archive and Compress:
- Create compressed archive files.
tar -czvf archive.tar.gz /path/to/directory

6. curl - Transfer Data with URLs:


- Transfer data from or to a server.
curl -O https://example.com/file.txt

7. lsof - List Open Files:


- List information about files opened by processes.
lsof -i :80

8. iptables - IP Packet Filter:


- Configure IP packet filter rules.
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT

9. grep - Search Text Patterns:


- Search for patterns in files.
grep "pattern" /path/to/search
10. awk '{print $NF}' - Extract Last Column:
- Extract and print the last column from a file.
cat data.txt | awk '{print $NF}'

11. tee - Redirect Output to File and Terminal:


- Redirect output to a file and display it on the terminal.
command | tee output.txt

12. htop - Interactive Process Viewer:


- Display an interactive process viewer.
Htop

13. netstat - Network Statistics:


- Display network connections, routing tables, interface
statistics, masquerade connections, etc.
netstat -tulpn

14. awk '!seen[$0]++' - Remove Duplicate Lines:


- Remove duplicate lines from a file.
awk '!seen[$0]++' file.txt
15. tail -n 20 - Display Last 20 Lines:
- Display the last N lines of a file.
tail -n 20 logfile.txt

16. du -h - Show Disk Usage:


- Display disk usage of files and directories.
du -h /path/to/directory

17. ps aux | grep process_name - List Processes:


- List all processes and filter by name.
ps aux | grep nginx

18. watch -n 1 command - Execute Command Periodically:


- Run a command repeatedly at a specified interval.
watch -n 1 "ps aux | grep process_name"

19. df -h - Display Free Disk Space:


- Show free disk space on mounted filesystems.
df -h

20. nc -l 8080 - Simple Netcat Server:


- Start a simple server using netcat.
nc -l 8080
21. cut -d' ' -f1 - Extract First Column:
- Extract and print the first column from a file.
cut -d' ' -f1 file.txt
22. journalctl - View System Logs:
- Query and display messages from the journal.
journalctl -xe

23. chmod +x filename - Make File Executable:


- Grant execute permission to a file.
chmod +x script.sh

24. chown user:group filename - Change File Owner:


- Change the owner and group of a file.
chown user:group file.txt

25. nohup command & - Run Command in Background:


- Run a command that keeps running even after logging
out.
nohup ./script.sh &

26. head -n 10 - Display First 10 Lines:


- Display the first N lines of a file.
head -n 10 file.txt
27. fdisk -l - List Partitions:
- Display the partition table for all disks.
fdisk -l

28. history - View Command History:


- Display the command history for the current session.
History

29. uptime - Check System Uptime:


- Display how long the system has been running.
Uptime

30. crontab -e - Edit Cron Jobs:


- Edit the crontab file to schedule jobs.
crontab -e

31. ip a - Show IP Addresses:


- Display network interfaces and their IP addresses.
ip a

32. systemctl status service_name - Check Service Status:


- View the status of a systemd service.
systemctl status ssh
33. echo "Hello, World!" > file.txt - Write to File:
- Write text to a file (overwrites existing content).
echo "New content" > file.txt

34. useradd username - Add User:


- Add a new user to the system.
useradd john_doe

35. passwd username - Set User Password:


- Set or change the password for a user.
passwd john_doe

36. ps -ef - Show All Processes:


- Display information about all processes.
ps -ef

37. kill -9 process_id - Forcefully Kill Process:


- Terminate a process forcefully.
kill -9 12345

38. scp file.txt user@remote:/path - Secure Copy:


- Copy files securely between local and remote systems.
scp localfile.txt user@remote:/path
39. free -m - Display Free Memory:
- Show the amount of free and used memory.
free -m

40. systemctl restart service_name - Restart Service:


- Restart a systemd service.
systemctl restart apache2

41. echo $VARIABLE - Display Environment Variable:


- Display the value of an environment variable.
echo $HOME

42. ps aux | sort -rk 3,3 - Top CPU Consuming Processes:


- List processes sorted by CPU usage.
ps aux | sort -rk 3,3

43. tail -f /var/log/auth.log - Monitor Authentication Logs:


- Continuously monitor authentication logs.
tail -f /var/log/auth.log

44. systemctl stop service_name - Stop Service:


- Stop a systemd service.
systemctl stop nginx
45. wget - Download Files from the Web:
- Download files from the internet.
wget https://example.com/file.txt

46. grep -i "error" /path/to/log/*.log - Case-Insensitive


Search:
- Search for errors in logs regardless of case.
grep -i "error" /path/to/log/*.log

47. df -Th - Display Disk Space Usage with Type:


- Show disk space usage with filesystem type.
df -Th

48. journalctl --since "2023-01-01" - View Logs Since Date:


- Display journal logs since a specific date.
journalctl --since "2023-01-01"

49. systemctl enable service_name - Enable Service at Boot:


- Enable a systemd service to start at boot.
systemctl enable apache2
50. awk -F: '/\/home/ {print $1, $7}' /etc/passwd - Extract
User and Home Directory:
- Extract and print username and home directory from
/etc/passwd.
awk -F: '/\/home/ {print $1, $7}' /etc/passwd

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