Core 2 - Linux command line

Question 1

cp

Answer 1

Copy file from one location to another

Question 2

ifconfig / iwconfig

Answer 2

view the network configuration

Question 3

dd

Answer 3

restore an image of a partition

Question 4

chmod

Answer 4

change mode - change the permission of a file

Question 5

vi

Answer 5

edit a text file

Question 6

ps

Answer 6

view currently running services

Question 7

ls

Answer 7

Lists all files and directories in the present working directory

Question 8

cd

Answer 8

To change to a particular directory

Question 9

grep

Answer 9

search for a string of characters in a specified file

Question 10

shutdown

Answer 10

used to shutdown the system in a safe way.

Question 11

pwd

Answer 11

Print Working Directory - prints the path of the working directory, starting from the root

Question 12

passwd

Answer 12

used to change the user account passwords

Question 13

mv

Answer 13

move - used to move files or directories from one place to another in a file system

Question 14

rm

Answer 14

remove - used to remove files and directories permanently

Question 15

chown

Answer 15

to change the user and/or group ownership of a given file, directory, or symbolic link

Question 16

sudo / su

Answer 16

Super User DO - allows you to run programs with the security privileges of another user; used to access restricted files and operations.

Question 17

apt-get

Answer 17

for installing, upgrading, and cleaning packages

Question 18

kill

Answer 18

used to terminate processes manually