/linux-commands-cheat-sheet

A Curated List of Unix/Linux Commands From Beginner to Advanced Levels

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A List of Useful Unix/Linux Commands

It's pretty common for me to forget nix commands so i tried to create a list for my personal use of nix command. Feel free to contribute and use it for yourself.

Hardware Information

  • dmesg -> DispDays information of kernel ring buffer
  • cat /proc/meminfo -> Shows memory information
  • cat/proc/cpuinfo -> Shows CPU information
  • free -> Shows only free,used and buffer memory
  • df -> Displays file system disk usage
  • du -> Shows estimated result of file system usage
  • iotop -> Input/Output device monitoring tool
  • lspci -> Lists of PCI devices (Really useful when you are installing new driver)
  • lsusb -> Shows list of connected USB devices
  • lshw -> Shows detailed information of harware configuration in the machine
  • lshw -> Another hardware probing utility
  • lsblk -? Display the block devices