Linux Commands Flashcards
Shows the user how to properly use a command
man [command]
Forces movement of files from one place to another
mv
Changes the permissions of the file
chmod
Displays a list of running processes
ps
Displays the current directory
pwd
Displays and is used to configure a NIC
ip
Deletes the file
rm
Shows the amount of free space in the disk
df
Determines the file owner and group
chown
Opens the text editor
nano
Displays CPU, RAM and resource utilizations
top
Replicates the file
cp
Used to locate a file by name or extension
find
Finds information from DNS servers
dig
Displays the contents of a file, concatenate, copy, merge, or manipulate a file.
cat
Determines the user to be at the most elevated level of ownership permissions
su/sudo
Used to download apps in the Debian-based OS
apt-get
Used to search for text in a file
grep
List the contents of the directory
ls
Command used to manage apps and download them from Red Hat-based OSs
yum
Visual mode editor
vi
Make a directory
mkdir
Change a user account password
passwd
Closing programs
sudo kill
Change current directory
cd
Convert and copy a file
dd
View or configure a network interface and IP
ifconfig
View or change wireless network configuration
iwconfig
Used to quit most interactive utilities like the vi editor
q
Searches for text in a file hierarchy
find
