/linux-cli-commands

Most useful linux CLI commands

Linux CLI Commands

  • cd - // Moved to last working directory
  • ls -R ls -R / > terminal_text.txt
  • rm -rf // remove all files in a directory
  • cat abc.txt > abc-copy.txt //create and copy file content
  • cat content.txt | [more,less]
  • cat [filename] | grep [search word] > [filename]
  • cat $(pwd)/[file-name] // [$(pwd)->short way of writing long path]
  • sed 's/[searching string]/[replacing string]/[g=global]' [filename]
  • grep -i [type word] [filename]
  • grep pi* [filename]
  • top
  • ps
  • ps -aux
  • elinks https://www.google.com/ & // [run this process in bg]
  • jobs
  • fg [job number]
  • bg
  • kill -9 [PSID] // [kill process forcefully]
  • free -h
  • cut -b [1-3,1,3] [text_filname]
  • df -hT -x tmpfs
  • ln -s [source-file-with-complete-path] [destination-soft-link-file-name]
  • dd
  • diff
  • wc