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Commands

25 Must-Know Ubuntu
Commands
New to Ubuntu? Here are the must know Ubuntu commands
that will help you get control on the system more effectively
in the terminal.
Oct 19, 2023 — Sagar Sharma

What are the top Ubuntu commands that everyone should know?

There is no set answer to that. It differs from person to person, based on their need.

In this tutorial, I will share my list of 25 Linux commands I think all Ubuntu users should
know.

Must know Ubuntu commands


And if you are curious to know what commands you must know to get the most out
of your Ubuntu machine, here's a summary of what I'm about to discuss:

Command Description

List the contents of the directory.


ls

Change to a different directory.

cd Create a new directory.

mkdir
Create a new empty file or update the modification time of a file.

touch
Command Description

cp Copy a file or a directory.

mv Can be used to move or rename a file or directory.

nano A simple text editor which can be used to create or edit files.

cat Shows the contents of a file.

grep Sorts the output based on a given pattern.

chmod Change the permission of a file or a directory.

chown Change the owner of a file or a directory.

tar Create or extract a tar archive file.

zip Creates a zip file.

unzip Extract the zip archive file.

ssh Securely connect to a remote server.

ping Test the connectivity between two devices over the network.

su Switch to another user account.

netstat Shows network connections, routing tables, and network stats.

top Shows the live status of system resources and ongoing processes.

free Displays the information about the system's memory usage.

df Gets the disk usage information.

kill Used to kill the ongoing process.

find Searches for a file or a directory based on given arguments.

history Gets the list of previously executed commands.

apt Ubuntu package manager which is used to install, update and remove packages.

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