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A-Z Kali Linux Commands — Also Included

Kali Commands PDF
By Sabarinath - Last Updated: January 14, 2022

If you are new to Kali Linux world, check out the list of all available Kali
Linux commands for both newbies and advance users to ease up with
Terminal.

Kali Linux is a Debian-derived Linux distribution designed for digital

forensics and penetration testing. It is maintained and funded by
Offensive Security Ltd. Mati Aharoni, Devon Kearns, and Raphaël Hertzog
are the core developers.

As we all know Kali Linux is one of the most used operating systems by
hackers and security experts. It’s nothing like any other Linux based
operating systems when it comes on features and functionality.

But knowing the basics of Linux kernel and Terminal will give a headstart
to any newbie who likes to try this operating system. And for them, here
is your Kali Linux commands cheat sheet, take a copy of the Kali
commands pdf along with this article for your reference in future.

Kali Linux is preinstalled with over 600 penetration-testing programs,

including nmap (a port scanner), Wireshark (a packet analyzer), John the
Ripper (a password cracker), Aircrack-ng (a software suite for
penetration-testing wireless LANs), Burp suite and OWASP ZAP (both web

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application security scanners). So some app-based commands are not

mentioned in this list.

Kali Linux can run natively when installed on a computer’s hard disk, can
be booted from a live CD or live USB, or it can run within a virtual
machine. You can also dual boot Kali Linux with Windows 10 — check out
our detailed tutorial.

A-Z Kali Linux Commands:

Here below we are listing A-Z Kali Linux commands which will help you to
ease of flow in work.

Kali Linux
Function
commands

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

basename Strip directory and suffix from filenames

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 files

cal Display a calendar

case Conditionally perform a command

cat Concatenate and print (display) the content of files

cd Change Directory

cfdisk Partition table manipulator for Linux

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chgrp Change group ownership

chmod Change access permissions

chown Change file owner and group

chroot Run a command with a different root directory

chkconfig System services (runlevel)

cksum Print CRC checksum and byte counts

clear Clear terminal screen

cmp Compare two files

comm Compare two sorted files line by line

command Run a command – ignoring shell functions

continue Resume the next iteration of a loop

cp Copy one or more files to another location

cron Daemon to execute scheduled commands

crontab Schedule a command to run at a later time

csplit Split a file into context-determined pieces

cut Divide a file into several parts

date Display or change the date and time

dc Desk Calculator

Convert and copy a file, write disk headers, boot

dd
records

ddrescue Data recovery tool

declare Declare variables and give them attributes

df Display free disk space

diff Display the differences between two files

diff3 Show differences among three files

dig DNS lookup

dir Briefly 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 file space usage

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echo Display message on screen

Search files for lines that match an extended

egrep
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

Automate arbitrary applications accessed over a

expect
terminal

expand Convert tabs to spaces

export Set an environment variable

expr Evaluate expressions

false Do nothing, unsuccessfully

fdformat Low-level format a floppy disk

fdisk Partition table manipulator for Linux

fg Send job to foreground

fgrep Search files for lines that match a fixed string

file Determine file type

find Search for files that meet a desired criteria

fmt Reformat paragraph text

fold Wrap text to fit a specified 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 Define Function Macros

fuser Identify/kill the process that is accessing a file

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gawk Find and Replace text within files

getopts Parse positional parameters

grep Search files 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 files

hash Remember the full pathname of a name argument

head Output the first part of files

help Display help for a built-in command

history Command History

hostname Print or set system name

iconv Convert the character set of a file

id Print user and group id’s

if Conditionally perform a command

ifconfig Configure a network interface

ifdown Stop a network interface

ifup Start a network interface up

Capture an X server screen and save the image to

import
file

install Copy files and set attributes

jobs List active jobs

join Join lines on a common field

kill Stop a process from running

killall Kill processes by name

less Display output one screen at a time

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let Perform arithmetic on shell variables

ln Create a symbolic link to a file

local Create variables

locate Find files

logname Print current login name

logout Exit a login shell

look Display lines beginning with a given string

lpc Line printer control program

lpr Off line print

lprint Print a file

lprintd Abort a print job

lprintq List the print queue

lprm Remove jobs from the print queue

ls List information about files

lsof List open files

make Recompile a group of programs

man Help manual

mkdir Create new folders

mkfifo Make FIFOs (named pipes)

mkisofs Create an hybrid ISO9660/JOLIET/HFS filesystem

mknod Make block or character special files

more Display output one screen at a time

mount Mount a file system

mtools Manipulate MS-DOS files

mtr Network diagnostics (traceroute/ping)

mv Move or rename files or directories

mmv Mass Move and rename files

netstat Networking information

nice Set the priority of a command or job

nl Number lines and write files

nohup Run a command immune to hangups

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notify-send Send desktop notifications

nslookup Query Internet name servers interactively

open Open a file in its default application

op Operator access

passwd Modify a user password

paste Merge lines of files

pathchk Check file name portability

ping Test a network connection

pkill Stop processes from running

popd Restore the previous value of the current directory

pr Prepare files 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

quota Display disk usage and limits

quotacheck Scan a file system for disk usage

quotactl Set disk quotas

ram ram disk device

rcp Copy files 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 files

renice Alter priority of running processes

remsync Synchronize remote files via email

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return Exit a shell function

rev Reverse lines of a file

rm Remove files

rmdir Remove folders

rsync Remote file copy (Synchronize file trees)

screen Multiplex terminal, run remote shells via ssh

scp Secure copy (remote file copy)

sdiff Merge two files 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 specified time

slocate Find files

sort Sort text files

source Run commands from a file

split Split a file into fixed-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 file

suspend Suspend execution of this shell

symlink Make a new name for a file

sync Synchronize data on disk with memory

tail Output the last part of file

tar Tape Archiver

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tee Redirect output to multiple files

test Evaluate a conditional expression

time Measure Program running time

times User and system times

touch Change file 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 filename of terminal on stdin

type Describe a command

ulimit Limit user resources

umask Users file creation mask

umount Unmount a device

unalias Remove an alias

uname Print system information

unexpand Convert spaces to tabs

uniq Uniquify files

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

usermod Modify user account

users List users currently logged in

uuencode Encode a binary file

uudecode Decode a file created by uuencode

v Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b’)

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vdir Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b’)

vi Text Editor

vmstat Report virtual memory statistics

wait Wait for a process to complete

watch Execute/display a program periodically

wc Print byte, word, and line counts

Search the user’s $path, man pages and source

whereis
files for a program

which Search the user’s $path for a program file

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 files via HTTP, HTTPS or FTP

write Send a message to another user

xargs Execute utility, passing constructed argument lists

Open a file or URL in the user’s preferred

xdg-open
application

yes Print a string until interrupted

Now you know all Kali Linux commands and for future reference, we also
included a Kali commands PDF for you. Print it out to guide through Kali
Linux while your offline.

List of Kali commands PDF

Also, check out our list of other commands:

A-Z List Of Windows CMD Commands

A-Z Bash Command Line For Linux

Basic Ubuntu Commands

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