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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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cd

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Change Directory

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cfdisk

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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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cp

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Copy one or more files to another location

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cron

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Daemon to execute scheduled commands

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crontab

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Schedule a command to run at a later time

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csplit

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Split a file into context-determined pieces

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cut

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Divide a file into several parts

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date

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Display or change the date & time

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36
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dc

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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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declare

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Declare variables and give them attributes *

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40
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df

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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

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Show differences among three files

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43
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dig

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DNS lookup

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dir

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Briefly list directory contents

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45
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dircolors

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Colour setup for ls

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dirname

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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

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50
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echo

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Display message on screen *

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51
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egrep

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

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52
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eject

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Eject removable media

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53
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enable

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Enable and disable builtin shell commands *

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54
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env

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Environment variables

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55
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ethtool

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Ethernet card settings

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56
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eval

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Evaluate several commands/arguments

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57
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exec

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Execute a command

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58
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exit

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Exit the shell

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59
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expect

A

Automate arbitrary applications accessed over a terminal

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60
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expand

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Convert tabs to spaces

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61
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export

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Set an environment variable

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expr

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Evaluate expressions

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false

A

Do nothing unsuccessfully

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fdisk

A

Partition table manipulator for Linux

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fg

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Send job to foreground

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fgrep

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

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67
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file

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Determine file type

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find

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Search for files that meet a desired criteria

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fmt

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Reformat paragraph text

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fold

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Wrap text to fit a specified width.

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71
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for

A

Expand words, and execute commands

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72
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format

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Format disks or tapes

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73
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free

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Display memory usage

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fsck

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File system consistency check and repair

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75
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ftp

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File Transfer Protocol

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76
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fuser

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Identify/kill the process that is accessing a file

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gawk

A

Find and Replace text within file(s)

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getopts

A

Parse positional parameters

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79
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grep

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

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groups

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Print group names a user is in

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gzip

A

Compress or decompress named file(s)

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82
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hash

A

Remember the full pathname of a name argument

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83
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head

A

Output the first part of file(s)

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84
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help

A

Display help for a built-in command *

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85
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history

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Command History

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86
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htop

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Interactive process viewer

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iconv

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Convert the character set of a file

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id

A

Print user and group ids

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if

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Conditionally perform a command

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ifconfig

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Configure a network interface

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91
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ifdown

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Stop a network interface

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92
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ifup

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Start a network interface up

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93
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import

A

Capture an X server screen and save the image to file

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94
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install

A

Copy files and set attributes

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95
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ip

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Routing, devices and tunnels

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jobs

A

List active jobs *

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join

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Join lines on a common field

98
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kill

A

Kill a process by specifying its PID

99
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killall

A

Kill processes by name

100
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less

A

Display output one screen at a time

101
Q

let

A

Perform arithmetic on shell variables *

102
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link

A

Create a link to a file

103
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ln

A

Create a symbolic link to a file

104
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local

A

Create variables *

105
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locate

A

Find files

106
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logname

A

Print current login name

107
Q

logout

A

Exit a login shell *

108
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look

A

Display lines beginning with a given string

109
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lpc

A

Line printer control program

110
Q

lpr

A

Off line print

111
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lprint

A

Print a file

112
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lprintd

A

Abort a print job

113
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lprintq

A

List the print queue

114
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lprm

A

Remove jobs from the print queue

115
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ls

A

List information about file(s)

116
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lsof

A

List open files

117
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make

A

Recompile a group of programs

118
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man

A

Help manual

119
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mkdir

A

Create new folder(s)

120
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mkfifo

A

Make FIFOs (named pipes)

121
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mkisofs

A

Create an hybrid ISO9660/JOLIET/HFS filesystem

122
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mknod

A

Make block or character special files

123
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more

A

Display output one screen at a time

124
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most

A

Browse or page through a text file

125
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mount

A

Mount a file system

126
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mtools

A

Manipulate MS-DOS files

127
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mtr

A

Network diagnostics (traceroute/ping)

128
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mv

A

Move or rename files or directories

129
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mmv

A

Mass Move and rename (files)

130
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netstat

A

Networking information

131
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nice

A

Set the priority of a command or job

132
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nl

A

Number lines and write files

133
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nohup

A

Run a command immune to hangups

134
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notify-send

A

Send desktop notifications

135
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open

A

Open a file in its default application

136
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op

A

Operator access

137
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passwd

A

Modify a user password

138
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paste

A

Merge lines of files

139
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pathchk

A

Check file name portability

140
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ping

A

Test a network connection

141
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pkill

A

Kill processes by a full or partial name.

142
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popd

A

Restore the previous value of the current directory

143
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pr

A

Prepare files for printing

144
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printf

A

Format and print data *

145
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ps

A

Process status

146
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pushd

A

Save and then change the current directory

147
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pv

A

Monitor the progress of data through a pipe

148
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pwd

A

Print Working Directory

149
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quota

A

Display disk usage and limits

150
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ram

A

ram disk device

151
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rar

A

Archive files with compression

152
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rcp

A

Copy files between two machines

153
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read

A

Read a line from standard input *

154
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reboot

A

Reboot the system

155
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rename

A

Rename files

156
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renice

A

Alter priority of running processes

157
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remsync

A

Synchronize remote files via email

158
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return

A

Exit a shell function

159
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rev

A

Reverse lines of a file

160
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rm

A

Remove files

161
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rmdir

A

Remove folder(s)

162
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rsync

A

Remote file copy (Synchronize file trees)

163
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screen

A

Multiplex terminal, run remote shells via ssh

164
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scp

A

Secure copy (remote file copy)

165
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sdiff

A

Merge two files interactively

166
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sed

A

Stream Editor

167
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select

A

Accept keyboard input

168
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seq

A

Print numeric sequences

169
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set

A

Manipulate shell variables and functions

170
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sftp

A

Secure File Transfer Program

171
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shift

A

Shift positional parameters

172
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shopt

A

Shell Options

173
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sleep

A

Delay for a specified time

174
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slocate

A

Find files

175
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sort

A

Sort text files

176
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source

A

Run commands from a file ‘.’

177
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split

A

Split a file into fixed-size pieces

178
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ssh

A

Secure Shell client (remote login program)

179
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stat

A

Display file or file system status

180
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strace

A

Trace system calls and signals

181
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su

A

Substitute user identity

182
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sudo

A

Execute a command as another user

183
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sum

A

Print a checksum for a file

184
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suspend

A

Suspend execution of this shell *

185
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sync

A

Synchronize data on disk with memory

186
Q

tail

A

Output the last part of file

187
Q

tar

A

Store, list or extract files in an archive

188
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tee

A

Redirect output to multiple files

189
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test

A

Evaluate a conditional expression

190
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time

A

Measure Program running time

191
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timeout

A

Run a command with a time limit

192
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times

A

User and system times

193
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touch

A

Change file timestamps

194
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top

A

List processes running on the system

195
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tput

A

Set terminal-dependent capabilities, color, position

196
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trap

A

Run a command when a signal is set(bourne)

197
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tr

A

Translate, squeeze, and/or delete characters

198
Q

true

A

Do nothing, successfully

199
Q

tsort

A

Topological sort

200
Q

tty

A

Print filename of terminal on stdin

201
Q

type

A

Describe a command *

202
Q

ulimit

A

Limit user resources *

203
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umask

A

Users file creation mask

204
Q

umount

A

Unmount a device

205
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unalias

A

Remove an alias *

206
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uname

A

Print system information

207
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uniq

A

Uniquify files

208
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units

A

Convert units from one scale to another

209
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unrar

A

Extract files from a rar archive

210
Q

unset

A

Remove variable or function names

211
Q

unshar

A

Unpack shell archive scripts

212
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until

A

Execute commands (until error)

213
Q

uptime

A

Show uptime

214
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useradd

A

Create new user account

215
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userdel

A

Delete a user account

216
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usermod

A

Modify user account

217
Q

users

A

List users currently logged in

218
Q

v

A

Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b’)

219
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vdir

A

Verbosely list directory contents (`ls -l -b’)

220
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vi

A

Text Editor

221
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vmstat

A

Report virtual memory statistics

222
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wait

A

Wait for a process to complete *

223
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watch

A

Execute/display a program periodically

224
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wc

A

Print byte, word and line counts

225
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whereis

A

Search the users $path man pages and source files for a program

226
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which

A

Search the users $path for a program file

227
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while

A

Execute commands

228
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who

A

Print all usernames currently logged in

229
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whoami

A

Print the current user id and name (id-un)

230
Q

wget

A

Retrieve web pages or files via HTTP HTTPS or FTP

231
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write

A

Send a message to another user

232
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xargs

A

Execute utility passing constructed argument list(s)

233
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xdg-open

A

Open a file or URL in the user’s preferred application.

234
Q

yes

A

Print a string until interrupted

235
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zip

A

Package and compress (archive) files.

236
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. (dot)

A

Run a command script in the current shell

237
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!!

A

Run the last command again

238
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###

A

Comment / Remark

239
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Commands marked *

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bash built-ins

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