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Basic Linux Commands

Written by axel

So, you have installed your favorite linux distro and you are sitting in front of it. Probably you must have heard a lot of frightening things about its console. Here you will see some basic linux commands which will help you to get familiar with linux command line. So let's continue with the linux commands cheatsheet.

But first a few words about a very basic command called man. man comes from manual and it works like this man command_name. With this command you can view information on how to use any command of your system. There is even a man page for man! Try typing man man and you ll get the point. So if want further information and details on a command listed below just type man command_name

Lets get started!

Viewing, copying, moving and deleting files

ls	Display the contents of the current directory
ls -a	Display also hidden files and hidden directories

cp filename /path/dir_name	Copy filename into directory /path/dir_name
cp -r dir_name /path/dir_name2	Copy the entire dir_name into /path/dir_name2
cp filename1 filename2 /path/dir_name	Copy filename1 and filename2 into /path/dir_name

rm name	Remove a file or directory called name
rm -r name	Remove an entire directory as well as its included files and subdirectories

mv filename /path/dir_name	Move filename into /path/dir_name
mv filename1 filename2	Rename filename1 to filename2

cat filename	Display filenames contents

more filename	Display filename in pages. Use spacebar to view next page

head filename	Display filenames first 10 lines
head -15 filename	Display filenames first 15 lines

tail filename	Display filenames last 10 lines
tail -15 filename	Display filenames last 15 lines

pwd	Display current directory

cd /path/dir_name	Change to directory /path/dir_name
cd ..	Go 1 directory up

mkdir dir_name	Create directory dir_name
rmdir dir_name	Delete directory dir_name

Finding files and text within files

updatedb	Update (create first time used) a database of all files under the root directory /
locate filename	Find file filename searching in the database

find / -name filename	Starting from the root directory search for the file called filename
find / -name *filename	Same as above but search for file containing the string filename

grep string /path/dir_name	Starting from /path/dir_name search for all files containing string

which application_name	Search $path for application app_name
whereis application_name	Search $path, man pages and source files for application_name

Archived files

Decompress

tar -xzf filename.tgz	Decompress tzg file
tar -xzf filename.tar.gz	Decompress tar.gz file
tar -xjf filename.tar.bz2	Decompress tar.bz2 file

Compress

tar -czf filename.tar /path/dir_name	Compress directory /path/dir_name to filename.tar
gzip -c filename > filename.gz	Compress /path/dir_name to filename.tar.gz
bzip2 -c filename > filename.bz2	Compress /path/dir_name to filename.tar.bz2

Using rpm files

rpm -hiv package.rpm	Install rpm called package.rpm
rpm -hiv --force package.rpm	Install rpm called package.rpm by force
rpm -hUv package.rpm	Upgrade rpm called package.rpm
rpm -e package.rpm	Delete rpm called package.rpm
rpm -qpil package.rpm	List files in not-installed rpm called package.rpm
rpm -ql package.rpm	List files in installed rpm called package.rpm
rpm -q str	List installed rpms containing the string str
rpm -qf /path/application_name	Display the rpm that contains application application_name

Starting and Stoping

startx	Start the X system
shutdown -h now	Shutdown the system now and do not reboot
halt	Same as above
shutdown -r now	Reboot
reboot	Same as above
shutdown -r +10	Reboot in 10 minutes

Mounting filesystems

mount -t vfat /dev/sd(a)(1) /mnt/c_drive	Mount the first partition 1 of the first hard disk drive a which is in fat32 vfat dormat under /mnt/c_drive directory
mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom	Mount cdrom under /mnt/cdrom directory

umount /mnt/hda1	Unmout the above

User administration

users	Display users currently logged in
adduser username	Create a new user called username
passwd username	Define password for user called username
who	List logged-in users
whoami	Display current user
finger username	Displays info about user username
su	Log in as root from current login
su -	Log in as root from current login and take root's path
exit	Exit from console login (ie, logout).

Processes

command	Execute command in the foreground
command &	Execute command in the background
ctrl+z	Suspend a program
ctrl+c	Interrupt a program
ps	List all processes
kill -9 pid	Kill process with id pid
top	Monitor processes in real time

Networking

hostname	List the system's hostname
ifconfig	Set/Display network information
host ip	Resolves ip's hostname
ping ip/hostname	Check if ip/hostname is reachable
traceroute ip/hostname	Find network path to ip/hostname

System Information

uname -a	General system information
fdisk -l	List partition tables
cp filename /path/dir_name	Copy filename into directory /path/dir_name
df -T -h	List filesystem disk space usage
lspci	List PCI devices
lsusb	List USB devices
free -m	Display RAM+Swap usage

Program Compile

gcc -o output file.c	Compile a C program
./output	Run a C program you have compiled
g++ -o output file.cpp	Compile a C++ program
./output	Run a C++ program you have compiled
./configure && make && su -c 'make install'	Configure, compile and install a program with Makefile

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srini said:

	:grin Sum what OK
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pradeep said:

	nice command thanx for fedora
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by said:

	thanks for your work
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jack li said:

	thanks,it's very useful to me.I'm a novice in the area fedora
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December 10, 2008
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axel said:

	Thank you guys!
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hanmant said:

	It will help a lot .
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December 20, 2008
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estiko said:

	Now in found them. thanks alot
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manna said:

	Think you ,I need it!!
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geoff_f said:

A great list of commands. Some suggested changes:

rm -r name: Change 'as long as' to 'as well as'
rpm -hiv --force package.rpm: Change 'in force way' to 'by force'
rpm -qpil package.rpm: Change 'not installed' to 'not-installed'
rpm -q str: Change 'rpms installed containg' to 'installed rpms containing' (typo here)
shutdown -r 10: This should be 'shutdown -r +10'. The command, as listed, would wait until 10:00 system time.
mount -t vfat /dev/hda1 /mnt/c_drive: Put '1' and 'a' in brackets [(1) and (a)]. Change 'dormat' to 'format'. Also, shouldn't '/dev/hda1' be '/dev/sda1' now?
who: Change 'logged in' to 'logged-in'
exit: Add after 'Exit': 'from console login (ie, logout)'
top: Change to 'Monitor processes in real time'
hostname: Change to 'List the system's hostname'

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axel said:

	Thanks for your comment and suggestions geoff_f! I have made all the changes you propose. I wrote this commands list a couple of years before and haven't updated since then. So, yes hda1 should be sda1 now. Regards, axel
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Amol Divekar said:

	Please Give Me more Commands for display the output & how to compile the program
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axel said:

	Ok Amol Dicekar. I will post more commands this weekend or sooner if I find some time.
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ys_sunshine said:

	thank you~~~~
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flyboydale54 said:

Thank you for the List of Basic Commands for Linux. I have a final practical exam coming up and this is one of the nicest finds so far, since I am allowed to use any notes I want during the practical exam. In 11 weeks of class, who can expect anyone to remember the commands and syntax. I hope to find a little more advanced linux command sheet tonight as the test is tomorrow. Kind of focusing around a Network Administrator who has to be able to do the administration for Linux using the command line.
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axel said:

	I hope you've passed your exams flyboydale54 Linux commands seem a little frustrating for everyone at the beginning but once you use them a 'few' times you can't use Linux without them.
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Hack-_!_ said:

	أحـــــــــلى شششرح تسسلم يا مبدع
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axel said:

	I'm sorry Hack-_!_ for not being able to understand what you wrote (google translate didn't help me ). From the smile I believe it's something good.
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