- ls - view contents of directory (list)
- pwd - path of the current directory
- cd - change directoryn
- mkdir - make new directory
- mv - move files / rename files
- cp - copy files
- rm - remove files
- touch - create blank new file
- rmdir - delete directory
- cat - list content of file to terminal
- clear - clear terminal window
- echo - move data into a file
- less - Read text file one screen at a time
- man - show manual of Linux commands
- sudo - enables you to perform tasks that require administrative or root permissions
- top - task manager in terminal
- tar - used to archive multiple files into a tarball
- grep - used to searching words in specific files
- head - view first lines of any text file
- tail - view last lines of any text file
- diff - compares the contents of two files line by line
- kill - used for killing unresponsive program
- jobs - display all current jobs along with their statuses
- sort - is a command line utility for sorting lines of text files
- df - info about system disk
- du - check how much space a file or directory takes
- zip - to compress your files into a zip archive
- unzip - to extract the zipped files from a zip archive
- ssh - a secure encrypted connection between two hosts over and insecure network
- cal - shows calendar
- apt - command line tool for interaction with packaging system
- alias - custom shortcuts used to represent a command
- w - current user info
- whereis - used to locate the binary, source, manual page files
- whatis - used to get one-line man page description
- useradd - used to create a new user
- passwd - used to changing password of current user
- whoami - print current user
- uptime - print current time when machine starts
- free - print free disk space info
- history - print used commands history
- uname - print detailed information about your Linux system
- ping - to check connectivity status to a server
- chmod - to change permissions of files and directories
- chown - to change ownership of files and directories
- find - using find searches for files and directories
- locate - used to locate a file, just like the search command in Windows
- ifconfig - print ip address stuff
- ip a - similar to ifconfig but shortest print
- finger - gives you a short dump of info about a user
Top 50 Linux Commands You Must Know as a Regular User...
Manish Raj - Aug 27 - 
