Commands Recap

# Commands Description

1 alias To create a short name of a long command

2 arch Show system architecture (32 or 64bit)

3 at Schedule ad-hoc jobs

4 awk Shows the output by field

5 bash Shell

6 bc Calculator

7 bg Run a process in the background

8 cal Calender

9 case Script to provide options

10 cat Read a file

11 cd Change directory

12 chage Change a users attributes (e.g. password expiration etc.)

13 chgrp Change a file group ownership

14 chmod Change file permissions

15 chown Change a file ownership

16 chronyc Command for Chronyd (newer version of NTP)

17 clear Clear the screen

18 cmp Compare to files byte by byte

19 command --help Quick help on a command

20 cp Copy files or directories

21 createrepo Create local repository

22 crontab Schedule jobs

23 curl Transfer data or get destination server status

24 cut Cut characters or fields

25 date Display date and time

26 dd Convert or copy a file

27 df File system disk space usage

28 diff Compare files line by line

29 dig DNS lookup utility

31 dmidecode Print system hardware information

32 do Scripting command works inconjunction with for or while loop

33 du File space usage

34 echo Display input on the screen

35 else Scripting command works inconjunction with for loop

36 ethtool Print NIC information

37 exit Exit the terminal

38 export export NFS filesystem

39 fdisk Display disk information

40 fg Bring a process in foreground

41 fi Scripting command works inconjunction with if

42 find Find files and directories

43 firewall-cmd Command line for firewall

44 firewall-config GUI for firewall

45 for Scripting command - For loop

46 free Show memory and swap information

47 fsck Repair files system

48 ftp Command to transfer files and directories

49 grep Used for search of a keyword

50 groupadd Create a new group

51 groupdel Delete a group

52 gunzip Compress a file

53 gzip Compress a file

54 halt Shutdown the system immediately

55 head List first lines of a file

56 history Shows history of all the commands

57 hostname Shows hostname of machine

58 hostnamectl Utility or a command to manage hostname

59 id Print your user information

60 if Scripting command works inconjunction with fi

62 ifdown Bring down system network interface

63 ifup Bring up system network interface

64 init Bring system in different level

65 iostat Input/Output status

66 ip Replacement of ifconfig command

67 iptables Firewall utility command

68 kill Kill a process by process ID

69 last Shows listing of last logged in users

70 less Opposite of more

71 ln Create link

72 locate Find files and directories

73 ls List files and directories

74 lvcreate Create logical volume (LVM)

75 lvdisplay Display local volume (LVM)

76 mail/sendmail Command to send mail

77 man Display manual for each command

78 mkdir Create a new directory

79 mkfs.xfs Create an XFS filesystem

80 mkswap Make swap

81 modprobe Program to add and remove modules (NIC Bonding)

82 more Display a file one page at a time

83 mount Mount a filesystem

84 mv Move a file or directory

85 netstat Shows network status

86 nice Prioritize system processes

87 nohup Command to aviod intruption upon terminal exit

88 nslookup DNS lookup utility

89 ntpq NTP utility

90 passwd Change user password

91 ping Check the status of a remote system

93 pkill Kill a process by process name

94 ps List all running processes

95 pvcreate Create physical volume (LVM)

96 pvdisplay Display attributes of a physical volume (LVM)

97 pvs Report information about physical volumes (LVM)

98 pwd Print working directory or existing directory

99 read Command used in a script to read the input from user

100 reboot Reboot a system

101 rm Remove a file or directory

102 rmdir Make a directory

103 rpm Utility or manage system packages

104 rsync File copying tool (Most used to copy to remote hosts)

105 scp File copying tool (Most used to copy to remote hosts)

106 script Record terminal activity

107 sed Substitute text

108 sestatus Status of SELINUX

109 sh Shell

110 shutdown Shutdown the system

111 sort Sort the output

112 sosreport Collect and package diagnostic and support data

113 split Split files

114 ssh Protocol command to connect to remote host

115 stat Display file or file system status (SELINUX)

116 su - Switch user

117 sudo Run a command as another user (mostly root)

118 swapoff Turn swap OFF

119 swapon Turn swap ON

120 systemctl Command to stop|start|restart a service

121 tail Display last lines of a file

122 tar Put mulitiple files in a container

124 tee read and output to a file and screen

125 telnet Command to connect remote host (Insecure)

126 then Scripting command works inconjunction with for or while loop

127 top Print system resources

128 touch Create a new empty file

129 traceroute Trace network traffic

130 umount Un mount a filesystem

131 uname Print system information

132 uniq Remove all duplicates

133 uptime Shows system uptime and load information

134 useradd Create a new user

135 userdel Delete a user

136 usermod Modify a user attributes

137 users Print usernames of users currently logged in

138 vgcreate Create a volume group (LVM)

139 vgdisplay Display a volume group (LVM)

140 vi vi Editor

141 w Show who is logged on and what they are doing

142 wall Send a message to everybody’s terminal

143 wc Count words, character, lines etc

144 wget Network downloader program

145 whatis Short description of a command

146 which Shows the full path of (shell) commands

147 while Scripting command works inconjunction with do loop

148 who Show who is logged on

149 whoami Print your user ID information

150 write Send a message to another user

151 xfs_growfs Increase the size of an XFS filesystem

152 xfs_repair Repair XFS file system

153 yum Downloads|installs|updates packages