Linux commands list

Hosta Blanca

1 year ago

Linux is a powerful operating system that is known for its flexibility, stability, and security. One of the reasons why Linux is so popular among developers and system administrators is because of its command line interface (CLI), which allows users to interact with the system using text commands. In this article, we will discuss a comprehensive list of Linux commands that can help you manage your Linux system, provided by Hosta Blanca VPS hosting, efficiently.

Before we dive into the list of Linux commands, it is important to understand the basic syntax of a Linux command. A typical Linux command consists of three parts: the command, options or switches, and arguments. The command is the name of the command you want to run, options or switches modify the behavior of the command, and arguments are the input that the command operates on. For example, the command “ls -l /home” lists the contents of the “/home” directory in a long format.

Now let’s take a look at some of the most commonly used Linux commands:

ls – The ls command is used to list the contents of a directory.
cd – The cd command is used to change the current working directory.
mkdir – The mkdir command is used to create a new directory.
rmdir – The rmdir command is used to remove a directory.
rm – The rm command is used to remove a file or directory.
cp – The cp command is used to copy files or directories.
mv – The mv command is used to move or rename files or directories.
touch – The touch command is used to create an empty file or update the modification time of an existing file.
cat – The cat command is used to display the contents of a file.
nano – The nano command is a simple text editor that can be used to create or modify files.
vi – The vi command is a powerful text editor that is commonly used by Linux system administrators.
chmod – The chmod command is used to change the permissions of a file or directory.
chown – The chown command is used to change the owner of a file or directory.
ps – The ps command is used to display information about running processes.
top – The top command is used to display real-time information about system resource usage.
df – The df command is used to display information about disk space usage.
du – The du command is used to display the size of a file or directory.
ping – The ping command is used to test network connectivity.
ifconfig – The ifconfig command is used to display information about network interfaces.
netstat – The netstat command is used to display information about network connections.

More Linux commands:

ssh – The ssh command is used to connect to a remote system securely.
scp – The scp command is used to copy files between systems securely.
tar – The tar command is used to create or extract archives.
gzip – The gzip command is used to compress files.
unzip – The unzip command is used to extract files from a compressed archive.
find – The find command is used to search for files or directories.
grep – The grep command is used to search for text in a file.
sort – The sort command is used to sort lines in a file.
awk – The awk command is used to manipulate and process text data.
sed – The sed command is used to perform text transformations on a file.
history – The history command is used to display a list of previously executed commands.
man – The man command is used to display the manual pages for a command.
info – The info command is used to display the info pages for a command.
pwd – print working directory.

These are just a few examples, and there are many more Linux commands available depending on your needs and the specific distribution of Linux you are using.