# 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.