Linux/1-Commands

Command	Arguments	Info	Example
Basic
dir	-Flah	list folder content	dir -Flah
cat	%file	show file content	cat config.txt
Files
mkdir	%dir	create dir	mkdir /var/test
rm	%file	remove file/dir	rm autoexec.bat
cp	%from %to	copy
mv	%from %to	move
dd	if=%in of=%out	low level copy	dd if=/dev/sda2 of=/dev/sdb2
nano	(%file)	file editor	nano
vi(m)	%file	file editor	vi config.txt
Search
locate	%file	locate file	locate fstab
updatedb		update locate database
find	/ -n %filename	search for file
System info
uname	-a	show kernel version	uname -a
free	-m	show free memory	free -m
fdisk	-l
df	-Th	show harddisk usage	df -Th
du
ifconfig		show network settings
ps	-aux	show processes	ps -aux
top		show processes with UI
htop		(not a default package)
iotop		(not a default package)
iftop		(not a default package)
virt-top			(not a default package)
netstat
vnstat		show network interface statistics (not a default package)
who, w
pwd
Runlevel
runlevel
init	%rlvl
halt
reboot
shutdown	-h now
Network
pppoeconf
wget
ntpdate
dig
whois
nslookup
finger
route	-n
traceroute
netstat	-tulpn
iwconfig
iwlist scan
nethogs
Apt
apt install	<package> (-s = simulation)
apt update
apt upgrade
apt dist-upgrade
aptitude
dpkg -c
dpkg --get-selections
/etc/apt/sources.list
HDD
smartctl		read smart info
hdparm		set parameters

• http://linoxide.com/guide/linux-command-shelf.html