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Linux CMD Cheat-sheet

Basic Linux commands


Command Descrip on

ls Lists all files and directories in the present working directory

ls -R Lists files in sub-directories as well

ls -a Lists hidden files as well

Lists files and directories with detailed informa on like permissions, size, owner,
ls -al
etc.

cd ~ Navigate to HOME directory

cd .. Move one level up

cd To change to a par cular directory

cd / Move to the root directory

cat > filename Creates a new file

cat filename Displays the file content

cat file1 file2 > file3 Joins two files (file1, file2) and stores the output in a new file (file3)

mv file "new file path" Moves the files to the new loca on

mv filename
Renames the file to a new filename
new_file_name

Allows regular users to run programs with the security privileges of the superuser or
sudo
root

rm filename Deletes a file

man Gives help informa on on a command

history Gives a list of all past commands typed in the current terminal session

clear Clears the terminal

mkdir directoryname Creates a new directory in the present working directory or a at the specified path

rmdir Deletes a directory

mv Renames a directory

apt-get Command used to install and update packages


File Permission commands
Command Descrip on

ls -l to show file type and access permission

r read permission

w write permission

x execute permission

-= no permission

used to modify this permission so that it can grant or restrict access to directories and
Chmod
files

Chown user For changing the ownership of a file/directory

Chown user:group
change the user as well as group for a file or directory
filename

User management commands of Linux


Command Descrip on

sudo adduser username To add a new user

sudo passwd -l 'username' To change the password of a user

sudo userdel -r 'username' To remove a newly created user

sudo usermod -a -G GROUPNAME USERNAME To add a user to a group

sudo deluser USER GROUPNAME To remove a user from a group

finger Shows informa on of all the users logged in

finger username Gives informa on of a par cular user


Networking command
Command Descrip on

SSH username@ip-address or hostname login into a remote Linux machine using SSH

Ping hostname="" To ping and Analysing network and host connec ons

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