/Linux-commands

Most used Linux-commands

Top 50 of the most commonly used Linux commands :

  1. ls - List files and directories in the current working directory
  2. cd - Change the current working directory
  3. pwd - Print the current working directory
  4. mkdir - Create a new directory
  5. touch - Create a new file or update the timestamp of an existing file
  6. cat - Display the contents of a file
  7. rm - Remove a file or directory
  8. cp - Copy a file or directory
  9. mv - Move or rename a file or directory
  10. grep - Search for a pattern in a file or output
  11. sed - Stream editor for filtering and transforming text
  12. awk - Pattern scanning and processing language
  13. ps - Display information about running processes
  14. top - Display system resource usage and running processes
  15. kill - Send a signal to a process to terminate it
  16. sudo - Execute a command with administrative privileges
  17. su - Switch to another user account or become the superuser
  18. chmod - Change the permissions of a file or directory
  19. chown - Change the owner of a file or directory
  20. tar - Create or extract compressed archive files
  21. zip - Create or extract ZIP archive files
  22. unzip - Extract files from a ZIP archive
  23. ssh - Connect to a remote server using Secure Shell protocol
  24. scp - Copy files securely over SSH
  25. rsync - Synchronize files and directories between local and remote systems
  26. wget - Download files from the internet
  27. curl - Transfer data from or to a server using various protocols
  28. ping - Check connectivity to a network host
  29. traceroute - Trace the network path to a remote host
  30. ifconfig - Display network interface configuration
  31. netstat - Display network connections, routing tables, and network interface statistics
  32. iptables - Configure firewall rules
  33. route - Display and manipulate the IP routing table
  34. hostname - Display or set the hostname of the system
  35. date - Display or set the system date and time
  36. cal - Display a calendar
  37. whoami - Display the current user
  38. id - Display information about a user
  39. history - Display the command history
  40. tail - Display the end of a file or monitor a log file
  41. head - Display the beginning of a file
  42. less - Display a file or output one page at a time
  43. more - Display a file or output one page at a time
  44. which - Display the location of a command
  45. find - Search for files in a directory hierarchy
  46. locate - Find files by name or pattern
  47. du - Display disk usage for files and directories
  48. df - Display disk space usage for file systems
  49. free - Display system memory usage
  50. uname - Display information about the system and kernel

These commands are just the tip of the iceberg, but they should cover most of the day-to-day tasks you might need to perform in a Linux environment.