Commands Flashcards

1
Q

ls

A

List directory contents.

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2
Q

cd

A

Change the current working directory.

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3
Q

pwd

A

Print the current working directory.

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4
Q

mkdir

A

Create a new directory.

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5
Q

rm

A

Remove files or directories.

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6
Q

cp

A

Copy files or directories.

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7
Q

mv

A

Move (rename) files or directories.

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8
Q

touch

A

Create an empty file.

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9
Q

cat

A

Display the contents of a file.

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10
Q

nano

A

A simple text editor.

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11
Q

vi

A

A powerful text editor.

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12
Q

grep

A

Search for a specific text pattern in files.

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13
Q

find

A

Search for files and directories.

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14
Q

chmod

A

Change file permissions.

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15
Q

chown

A

Change file ownership.

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16
Q

ps

A

List running processes.

17
Q

top

A

Monitor system processes in real-time.

18
Q

kill

A

Terminate processes.

19
Q

ping

A

Test network connectivity to a host.

20
Q

ifconfig

A

Configure network interfaces.

21
Q

ssh

A

Securely log into a remote machine.

22
Q

scp

A

Securely copy files between hosts.

23
Q

wget or curl

A

Download files from the web.

24
Q

df

A

Display disk space usage.

25
du
Estimate file and directory space usage.
26
tar
Archive and compress files.
27
gzip
Compress or decompress files.
28
uname
Display system information.
29
history
Show command history.
30
man
Display the manual page for a command.