20 basic commands!
Discover the 20 basic commands that will make your life easier and help you advance your career with Linux.
Commands | Usage |
ssh | SSH is used for creating a secure tunnel to another computer from which you can issue commands, transfer data, etc. |
netstat | The command is used to see the network status, it shows the status of the network such as TCP, UDP, etc |
rm | The command is used to remove a file or directory. |
vim | The command is used to edit the files/scripts in Linux. |
cat | The command is used to display file content without accessing the file. |
hostname | The command is used to find out the machine name in Linux. |
whoami | The command is used to see which user is currently logged in. |
tar | The command is used to compress the files also known as zip |
useradd | The command used to create users in Linux |
chmod | The command used to change and set permission to the users, files, and groups |
userdel | The command used to delete users in Linux |
find | The command used to find content in Linux |
head | The command is used to the first lines of one or more files to standard output. Head by default shows the first 10 lines. |
tail | The command used to print the last 10 lines by default of a specific file, then stops. |
grep | Global regular expression print Command used to search and find matching content in multiple files. |
chown | The command is used to change the file group or the owner. |
diff | The command is used to find line-by-line differences in files. |
sed | The command is used to quickly edit the file content without opening them |
zip | The command is used to create an archive of directories and files. |
date | The command is used to check the date, time, and region in Linux. |
su | The command used to switch users, is short for switch user. |
sudo -i | The command is used when super user action is required for example changing permissions. |
apt-get | The command is used to install the software packages. |