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Linux Commands:

An Index of the Linux BASH command line:

alias
Create an alias

apropos
Search Help manual pages (man -k)

awk
Find and Replace text, database sort/validate/index

break
Exit from a loop

builtin
Run a shell builtin

bzip2
Compress or decompress named file(s)

cal
Display a calendar

case
Conditionally perform a command

cat
Display the contents of a file

cd
Change Directory

cfdisk
Partition table manipulator for Linux

chgrp
Change group ownership

chmod
Change access permissions

chown
Change file owner and group

chroot
Run a command with a different root directory

cksum
Print CRC checksum and byte counts

clear
Clear terminal screen

cmp
Compare two files

comm
Compare two sorted files line by line

command
Run a command - ignoring shell functions

continue
Resume the next iteration of a loop

cp
Copy one or more files to another location

cron
Daemon to execute scheduled commands

crontab
Schedule a command to run at a later time

csplit
Split a file into context-determined pieces

cut
Divide a file into several parts

date
Display or change the date & time

dc
Desk Calculator

dd
Data Dump - Convert and copy a file

ddrescue
Data recovery tool

declare
Declare variables and give them attributes

df
Display free disk space

diff
Display the differences between two files

diff3
Show differences among three files

dig
DNS lookup

dir
Briefly list directory contents

dircolors
Colour setup for `ls'

dirname
Convert a full pathname to just a path

dirs
Display list of remembered directories

du
Estimate file space usage

echo
Display message on screen

egrep
Search file(s) for lines that match an extended expression

eject
Eject removable media

enable
Enable and disable builtin shell commands

env
Environment variables

ethtool
Ethernet card settings

eval
Evaluate several commands/arguments

exec
Execute a command

exit
Exit the shell

expand
Convert tabs to spaces

export
Set an environment variable

expr
Evaluate expressions

false
Do nothing, unsuccessfully

fdformat
Low-level format a floppy disk

fdisk
Partition table manipulator for Linux

fgrep
Search file(s) for lines that match a fixed string

file
Determine file type

find
Search for files that meet a desired criteria

fmt
Reformat paragraph text

fold
Wrap text to fit a specified width.

for
Expand words, and execute commands

format
Format disks or tapes

free
Display memory usage

fsck
File system consistency check and repair

ftp
File Transfer Protocol

function
Define Function Macros

gawk
Find and Replace text within file(s)

getopts
Parse positional parameters

grep
Search file(s) for lines that match a given pattern

groups
Print group names a user is in

gzip
Compress or decompress named file(s)

hash
Remember the full pathname of a name argument

head
Output the first part of file(s)

history
Command History

hostname
Print or set system name

id
Print user and group id's

if
Conditionally perform a command

ifconfig
Configure a network interface

import
Capture an X server screen and save the image to file

install
Copy files and set attributes

join
Join lines on a common field

kill
Stop a process from running

less
Display output one screen at a time

let
Perform arithmetic on shell variables

ln
Make links between files

local
Create variables

locate
Find files

logname
Print current login name

logout
Exit a login shell

look
Display lines beginning with a given string

lpc
Line printer control program

lpr
Off line print

lprint
Print a file

lprintd
Abort a print job

lprintq
List the print queue

lprm
Remove jobs from the print queue

ls
List information about file(s)

lsof
List open files

make
Recompile a group of programs

man
Help manual

mkdir
Create new folder(s)

mkfifo
Make FIFOs (named pipes)

mkisofs
Create an hybrid ISO9660/JOLIET/HFS filesystem

mknod
Make block or character special files

more
Display output one screen at a time

mount
Mount a file system

mtools
Manipulate MS-DOS files

mv
Move or rename files or directories

netstat
Networking information

nice
Set the priority of a command or job

nl
Number lines and write files

nohup
Run a command immune to hangups

nslookup
Query Internet name servers interactively

passwd
Modify a user password

paste
Merge lines of files

pathchk
Check file name portability

ping
Test a network connection

popd
Restore the previous value of the current directory

pr
Prepare files for printing

printcap
Printer capability database

printenv
Print environment variables

printf
Format and print data

ps
Process status

pushd
Save and then change the current directory

pwd
Print Working Directory

quota
Display disk usage and limits

quotacheck
Scan a file system for disk usage

quotactl
Set disk quotas

ram
ram disk device

rcp
Copy files between two machines

read
read a line from standard input

readonly
Mark variables/functions as readonly

remsync
Synchronize remote files via email

return
Exit a shell function

rm
Remove files

rmdir
Remove folder(s)

rsync
Remote file copy (Synchronize file trees)

screen
Terminal window manager

scp
Secure copy (remote file copy)

sdiff
Merge two files interactively

sed
Stream Editor

select
Accept keyboard input

seq
Print numeric sequences

set
Manipulate shell variables and functions

sftp
Secure File Transfer Program

shift
Shift positional parameters

shopt
Shell Options

shutdown
Shutdown or restart linux

sleep
Delay for a specified time

sort
Sort text files

source
Run commands from a file '.'

split
Split a file into fixed-size pieces

ssh
Secure Shell client (remote login program)

strace
Trace system calls and signals

su
Substitute user identity

sum
Print a checksum for a file

symlink
Make a new name for a file

sync
Synchronize data on disk with memory

tail
Output the last part of files

tar
Tape ARchiver

tee
Redirect output to multiple files

test
Evaluate a conditional expression

time
Measure Program running time

times
User and system times

touch
Change file timestamps

top
List processes running on the system

traceroute
Trace Route to Host

trap
Run a command when a signal is set(bourne)

tr
Translate, squeeze, and/or delete characters

true
Do nothing, successfully

tsort
Topological sort

tty
Print filename of terminal on stdin

type
Describe a command

ulimit
Limit user resources

umask
Users file creation mask

umount
Unmount a device

unalias
Remove an alias

uname
Print system information

unexpand
Convert spaces to tabs

uniq
Uniquify files

units
Convert units from one scale to another

unset
Remove variable or function names

unshar
Unpack shell archive scripts

until
Execute commands (until error)

useradd
Create new user account

usermod
Modify user account

users
List users currently logged in

uuencode
Encode a binary file

uudecode
Decode a file created by uuencode

v
Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b')

vdir
Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b')

vi
Text Editor

watch
Execute/display a program periodically

wc
Print byte, word, and line counts

whereis
Report all known instances of a command

which
Locate a program file in the user's path

while
Execute commands

who
Print all usernames currently logged in

whoami
Print the current user id and name (`id -un')

Wget
Retrieve web pages or files via HTTP, HTTPS or FTP

xargs
Execute utility, passing constructed argument list(s)

yes
Print a string until interrupted

.
Run a command script in the current shell

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