Basic Linux Commands

Question 1

man

Answer 1

Opens Manual page.

Question 2

Shut Down/ Power Off

Answer 2

Shut Down

Question 3

vi

Answer 3

Text Editor(Crypto).

Question 4

nano

Answer 4

Simple Text Editor

Question 5

top

Answer 5

Displays Running Processes

Question 6

dig

Answer 6

DNS info

Question 7

iwconfig
(interface wireless configuratio

Answer 7

Wireless TCP/IP Properties

Question 8

ip
(Internet Protocol)

Answer 8

Group of Commands

Question 9

passwd

Answer 9

Update User Password

Question 10

sudo

Answer 10

Execute Command as Another User

Question 11

dnf or yum

Answer 11

Install Packages (RPM-based)

Question 12

apt or apt-get

Answer 12

Install Packages (Debian-based)

Question 13

ps

Answer 13

Process Information

Question 14

chown

Answer 14

changes ownership for files and directories

Question 15

chmod
(Change Mode)

Answer 15

Modifies read and write permissions

Question 16

df

Answer 16

Disk Space Usage

Question 17

grep

Answer 17

Filter and search

Question 18

cat

Answer 18

Display file Content

Question 19

find

Answer 19

Search Files/ Directories

Question 20

rm

Answer 20

Remove File names

Question 21

cp

Answer 21

Copies Files and Directories

Question 22

mv

Answer 22

Moves/Renames Files

Question 23

pwd

Answer 23

Display working Directory PAth

Question 24

ls

Answer 24

list files and directories

Question 25

Mode

Answer 25

Mode refers to the permissions of who can read, write, or execute a file.