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Linux Commands Cheat Sheet
Introduction
Welcome to the Linux Command Cheatsheet, a quick reference guide for essential Linux commands. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced user, this cheatsheet is designed to help you navigate the command line efficiently. Each entry provides a brief description and example usage to assist you in mastering these powerful commands.
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Command Description Example Further Reference cdChange directory cd DocumentsOfficial Documentation lsList directory contents ls -lGNU Coreutils pwdPrint working directory pwdGNU Coreutils File Operations
Command Description Example Further Reference cpCopy files/directories cp file.txt /path/to/destinationGNU Coreutils mvMove/rename files/directories mv old.txt new.txtGNU Coreutils rmRemove/delete files rm file.txtGNU Coreutils Directory Operations
Command Description Example Further Reference mkdirCreate a new directory mkdir my_folderGNU Coreutils rmdirRemove an empty directory rmdir empty_folderGNU Coreutils rm -rRemove a directory and its contents rm -r my_folderGNU Coreutils Text File Manipulation
Command Description Example Further Reference catDisplay file contents cat file.txtGNU Coreutils nanoText editor for file editing nano file.txtGNU Nano Manual grepSearch for a pattern in files grep "pattern" file.txtGNU Grep Manual User and Permission Management
Command Description Example Further Reference whoamiDisplay current username whoamiGNU Coreutils chmodChange file permissions chmod 755 file.txtGNU Coreutils chownChange file owner chown user:group file.txtGNU Coreutils System Information
Command Description Example Further Reference unameDisplay system information uname -aGNU Coreutils dfDisplay disk space usage df -hGNU Coreutils topDisplay real-time system statistics topLinux Top Command Package Management
Command Description Example Further Reference apt-getPackage management for Debian-based systems apt-get install packageDebian Apt-get Documentation yumPackage management for RPM-based systems yum install packageYum Documentation pacmanPackage management for Arch Linux pacman -S packageArch Linux Pacman Network Commands
Command Description Example Further Reference ifconfigDisplay network interface information ifconfigLinux ifconfig Command pingTest network connectivity ping google.comLinux Ping Command netstatDisplay network statistics netstat -aLinux Netstat Command Process Management
Command Description Example Further Reference psDisplay information about active processes ps auxLinux ps Command killTerminate a process kill -9 PIDLinux Kill Command htopInteractive process viewer htophtop Documentation Archiving and Compression
Command Description Example Further Reference tarCreate and extract tar archives tar -cvf archive.tar files/GNU Tar Manual gzipCompress or decompress files gzip file.txtGNU Gzip Manual zipCreate a zip archive zip archive.zip files/Info-ZIP Documentation
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