Linux Commands

Question 1

Shows the user how to properly use a command

Answer 1

man [command]

Question 2

Forces movement of files from one place to another

Answer 2

mv

Question 3

Changes the permissions of the file

Answer 3

chmod

Question 4

Displays a list of running processes

Answer 4

ps

Question 5

Displays the current directory

Answer 5

pwd

Question 6

Displays and is used to configure a NIC

Answer 6

ip

Question 7

Deletes the file

Answer 7

rm

Question 8

Shows the amount of free space in the disk

Answer 8

df

Question 9

Determines the file owner and group

Answer 9

chown

Question 10

Opens the text editor

Answer 10

nano

Question 11

Displays CPU, RAM and resource utilizations

Answer 11

top

Question 12

Replicates the file

Answer 12

cp

Question 13

Used to locate a file by name or extension

Answer 13

find

Question 14

Finds information from DNS servers

Answer 14

dig

Question 15

Displays the contents of a file, concatenate, copy, merge, or manipulate a file.

Answer 15

cat

Question 16

Determines the user to be at the most elevated level of ownership permissions

Answer 16

su/sudo

Question 17

Used to download apps in the Debian-based OS

Answer 17

apt-get

Question 18

Used to search for text in a file

Answer 18

grep

Question 19

List the contents of the directory

Answer 19

ls

Question 20

Command used to manage apps and download them from Red Hat-based OSs

Answer 20

yum

Question 21

Visual mode editor

Answer 21

vi

Question 22

Make a directory

Answer 22

mkdir

Question 23

Change a user account password

Answer 23

passwd

Question 24

Closing programs

Answer 24

sudo kill

Question 25

Change current directory

Answer 25

cd

Question 26

Convert and copy a file

Answer 26

dd

Question 27

View or configure a network interface and IP

Answer 27

ifconfig

Question 28

View or change wireless network configuration

Answer 28

iwconfig

Question 29

Used to quit most interactive utilities like the vi editor

Answer 29

q

Question 30

Searches for text in a file hierarchy

Answer 30

find