50 Linux Commands

This is a list of 50 useful Linux commands that you will love!!

1. ls - list directory contents

2. cd - change directory

3. pwd - display current working directory

4. mkdir - make a new directory

5. rmdir - remove an empty directory

6. touch - create a new empty file

7. cp - copy files or directories

8. mv - move or rename files or directories

9. rm - remove files or directories

10. echo - display a message or the value of a variable

11. cat - concatenate and display files

12. less - view file contents one page at a time

13. tail - display the last few lines of a file

14. head - display the first few lines of a file

15. chmod - change file permissions

16. chown - change file owner or group

17. sudo - run a command as superuser

18. su - switch to a different user account

19. ps - display information about current processes

20. top - display real-time information about system processes

21. kill - terminate a process by PID

22. shutdown - stop the system

23. reboot - restart the system

24. ping - test network connectivity

25. traceroute - display the path of network packets

26. ssh - secure shell into a remote machine

27. scp - securely copy files between machines

28. rsync - synchronize files between machines

29. tar - archive multiple files into a single file

30. gzip - compress or decompress files

31. unzip - extract contents of a zip archive

32. find - search for files or directories

33. grep - search for a pattern in file contents

34. sed - stream editor for filtering and transforming text

35. awk - programming language for text processing

36. diff - compare files line by line

37. patch - apply a diff file to an original file

38. history - display recently executed commands

39. clear - clear the terminal screen

40. man - display manual pages for commands

41. info - display information about commands

42. alias - create a shortcut for a command

43. export - set environment variables

44. echo $VAR - display the value of an environment variable

45. env - display all environment variables

46. curl - transfer data from or to a server

47. wget - download files from the web

48. netstat - display network information and connections

49. ifconfig - display information about network interfaces

50. df - display disk usage information.