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Bash Command 1 Flashcards

1
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alias

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Create an alias ?

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apropos

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Search Help manual pages (man -k)

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apt-get

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Search for and install software packages (Debian/Ubuntu)

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aptitude

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Search for and install software packages (Debian/Ubuntu)

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aspell

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Spell Checker

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awk

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Find and Replace text, database sort/validate/index

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basename

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Strip directory and suffix from filenames

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bash

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GNU Bourne-Again SHell

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bc

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Arbitrary precision calculator language

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bg

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Send to background

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break

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Exit from a loop ?

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builtin

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Run a shell builtin

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bzip2

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Compress or decompress named file(s)

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cal

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Display a calendar

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case

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Conditionally perform a command

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cat

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Concatenate and print (display) the content of files

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17
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cd

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Change Directory

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cfdisk

A

Partition table manipulator for Linux

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chgrp

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Change group ownership

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chmod

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Change access permissions

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chown

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Change file owner and group

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chroot

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Run a command with a different root directory

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chkconfig

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System services (runlevel)

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cksum

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Print CRC checksum and byte counts

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25
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clear

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Clear terminal screen

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cmp

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Compare two files

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comm

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Compare two sorted files line by line

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command

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Run a command - ignoring shell functions ?

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continue

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Resume the next iteration of a loop ?

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30
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cp

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Copy one or more files to another location

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31
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cron

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Daemon to execute scheduled commands

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32
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crontab

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Schedule a command to run at a later time

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33
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csplit

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Split a file into context-determined pieces

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34
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cut

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Divide a file into several parts

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date

A

Display or change the date & time

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36
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dc

A

Desk Calculator

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37
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dd

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Convert and copy a file, write disk headers, boot records

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38
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ddrescue

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Data recovery tool

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39
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declare

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Declare variables and give them attributes ?

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40
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df

A

Display free disk space

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41
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diff

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Display the differences between two files

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42
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diff3

A

Show differences among three files

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43
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dig

A

DNS lookup

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44
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dir

A

Briefly list directory contents

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45
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dircolors

A

Colour setup for `ls’

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dirname

A

Convert a full pathname to just a path

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47
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dirs

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Display list of remembered directories

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48
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dmesg

A

Print kernel & driver messages

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49
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du

A

Estimate file space usage

50
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echo

A

Display message on screen ?

51
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egrep

A

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

52
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eject

A

Eject removable media

53
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enable

A

Enable and disable builtin shell commands ?

54
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env

A

Environment variables

55
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ethtool

A

Ethernet card settings

56
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eval

A

Evaluate several commands/arguments

57
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exec

A

Execute a command

58
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exit

A

Exit the shell

59
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expect

A

Automate arbitrary applications accessed over a terminal

60
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expand

A

Convert tabs to spaces

61
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export

A

Set an environment variable

62
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expr

A

Evaluate expressions

63
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false

A

Do nothing, unsuccessfully

64
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fdformat

A

Low-level format a floppy disk

65
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fdisk

A

Partition table manipulator for Linux

66
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fg

A

Send job to foreground

67
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fgrep

A

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

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file

A

Determine file type

69
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find

A

Search for files that meet a desired criteria

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fmt

A

Reformat paragraph text

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fold

A

Wrap text to fit a specified width.

72
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for

A

Expand words, and execute commands

73
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format

A

Format disks or tapes

74
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free

A

Display memory usage

75
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fsck

A

File system consistency check and repair

76
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ftp

A

File Transfer Protocol

77
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function

A

Define Function Macros

78
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fuser

A

Identify/kill the process that is accessing a file

79
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gawk

A

Find and Replace text within file(s)

80
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getopts

A

Parse positional parameters

81
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grep

A

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

82
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groupadd

A

Add a user security group

83
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groupdel

A

Delete a group

84
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groupmod

A

Modify a group

85
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groups

A

Print group names a user is in

86
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gzip

A

Compress or decompress named file(s)

87
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hash

A

Remember the full pathname of a name argument

88
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head

A

Output the first part of file(s)

89
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help

A

Display help for a built-in command ?

90
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history

A

Command History

91
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hostname

A

Print or set system name

92
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iconv

A

Convert the character set of a file

93
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id

A

Print user and group id’s

94
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if

A

Conditionally perform a command

95
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ifconfig

A

Configure a network interface

96
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ifdown

A

Stop a network interface

97
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ifup

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Start a network interface up

98
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import

A

Capture an X server screen and save the image to file

99
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install

A

Copy files and set attributes

100
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jobs

A

List active jobs ?

101
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join

A

Join lines on a common field

102
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kill

A

Stop a process from running

103
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killall

A

Kill processes by name

104
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less

A

Display output one screen at a time

105
Q

let

A

Perform arithmetic on shell variables ?

106
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ln

A

Create a symbolic link to a file

107
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local

A

Create variables ?

108
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locate

A

Find files

109
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logname

A

Print current login name

110
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logout

A

Exit a login shell ?

111
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look

A

Display lines beginning with a given string

112
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lpc

A

Line printer control program

113
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lpr

A

Off line print

114
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lprint

A

Print a file

115
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lprintd

A

Abort a print job

116
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lprintq

A

List the print queue

117
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lprm

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Remove jobs from the print queue

118
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ls

A

List information about file(s)

119
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lsof

A

List open files

120
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make

A

Recompile a group of programs

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