Command Function
ls Lists files and directories
cd Changes directory
pwd Prints the current directory
mkdir Creates a new directory
rmdir Removes an empty directory
rm Removes files or directories
cp Copies files or directories
Moves or renames files and
mv
directories
touch Creates an empty file
cat Displays file content
nano Opens a file in the Nano text editor
vim Opens a file in the Vim text editor
echo Prints text to the terminal
whoami Shows the current user
id Displays user and group IDs
chmod Changes file permissions
chown Changes file ownership
ps Shows running processes
top Displays system resource usage
htop Interactive process monitoring
kill Terminates a process
pkill Kills a process by name
grep Searches for patterns in text
find Searches for files and directories
locate Quickly finds files
df Displays disk usage
du Shows file/directory size
free Displays memory usage
uname Shows system information
uptime Displays system uptime
history Shows command history
clear Clears the terminal screen
tar Archives files
zip Compresses files into a zip
unzip Extracts zip files
scp Copies files over SSH
wget Downloads files from the internet
curl Transfers data from a URL
ssh Connects to a remote server
ping Checks network connectivity
traceroute Traces network path
netstat Displays network connections
ip Shows network interfaces and IPs
hostname Displays the system hostname
sudo Runs a command as superuser
useradd Creates a new user
passwd Changes a user password
groupadd Creates a new group
reboot Restarts the system
Syntax
ls [options] [directory]
cd [directory]
pwd
mkdir [directory_name]
rmdir [directory_name]
rm [options] [file/directory]
cp [options] [source] [destination]
mv [source] [destination]
touch [file_name]
cat [file_name]
nano [file_name]
vim [file_name]
echo [text]
whoami
id [options] [username]
chmod [permissions] [file_name]
chown [user:group] [file_name]
ps [options]
top
htop
kill [PID]
pkill [process_name]
grep [pattern] [file_name]
find [directory] [options]
locate [file_name]
df -h
du -sh [directory]
free -h
uname -a
uptime
history
clear
tar [options] [archive_name] [files]
zip [archive.zip] [files]
unzip [archive.zip]
scp [source] [user@host:destination]
wget [URL]
curl [URL]
ssh [user@host]
ping [host]
traceroute [host]
netstat -tulnp
ip a
hostname
sudo [command]
useradd [username]
passwd [username]
groupadd [groupname]
reboot
