1.11 Linux Flashcards

Identify common features and tools of the Linux client/desktop OS

1
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ls

A

Lists directory contents of files and directories

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pwd

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Displays the full pathname of the current directory

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3
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cd

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Changes directories

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4
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mv

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Move files from one location to another

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5
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cp

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Copy files from one location to another

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6
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rm

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Permanently deletes files, groups of files, directories or directory trees

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7
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Which three commands are used in both files and directories?

A

mv, cp, rm

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8
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df

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Displays amount of free disk space

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9
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du

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Estimates file space usage

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10
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nano

A

Easy to use command line text editor

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11
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vi

A

Old command that supports modal editing

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12
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vim

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Supports normal, visual, insert, and command line mode
(Upgraded vi)

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13
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pico

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Text editor that provides less features and less complexity

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14
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cat

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Used to create, view, or concatenate files

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find

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Searches file system or directory

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16
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grep

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Perform text searches for a defined criteria of words or strings

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17
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su

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Allows you to execute commands as another user

18
Q

sudo

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Allows access to restricted files and operations

19
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usermod

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Change the properties of a user in Linux through the command line

20
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userdel

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Deletes a user account and related files

21
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passwd

A

Change user passwords

22
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groupadd

A

Add a new group

23
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groupmod

A

Modify a group

24
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groupdel

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Delete a group

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chmod
Control file access permissions
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chown
Change user/group ownership of files, directories or symbolic links
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apt-get
Package management tool to install and remove software on Debian
28
yum
Used to install and remove software on Red Hat
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dnf
Updated version of yum command and used to install and remove software on Red Hat
30
rpm
Open source program for installing, uninstalling, and managing software packages in Linux
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ps
Displays list of currently running processes
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top
Task manager that is used to display information about CPU and memory
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ip
Used for configuring network interfaces
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ping
Used to test a host's reachability on an IP-based network
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traceroute
Used to display the route and transmit time across an IP-based network
36
dig
Used to query the DNS to get information about the different DNS records
37
man
Used for accessing and searching online reference manuals
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--help
Written after the name of a command to give information on how to use a specific command
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Samba
Cross-platform file sharing protocol that supports the SMB
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Name the Linux scheduling service
cron
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gzip
Compression tool for reducing the size of a file. Consists of a GNU header and deflated data
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What should you install on a Linux device to communicate with a Windows host/server?
Samba