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Here are important commands that you should be aware of:
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* [[cat]] : input from stdin or a file and output to stdout or a file
 
* [[cd]] : change directory
 
* [[date]] : show and set the system date and time
 
* [[df]] : find out how much space is free on your disks
 
** df -h : find out how much space is free on your disks in a sensible format
 
* [[disown]] - removes a process from its parent process, allowing it to continue after the parent exits
 
* [[dig]] - query a name server for a server's IP address
 
* [[du]] -sch * : find out how much space is used on your disks
 
* [[echo]] : output a string to [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_Line_Interface console] (rather, to [[stdout]])
 
** echo mem > /sys/power/state : put the computer into standby-mode
 
* [[ethtool]] : is a network cable connected and which link does it have?
 
* [[fdisk]] : partition a [[hard disk]]
 
* [[file]] : find out the type of a file
 
* [[hwinfo]] : find out what harddisk, processor, graphics card and so on you have
 
** hwinfo --block --short : find out what disks and partitions you have
 
** hwinfo --cpu --short: find out what processors you have
 
* [[ldd]] : list dependencies of an executable file
 
* [[ls]] : list files
 
** ls -ltr : list files, latest last
 
* [[lsof]] : list open files in the system
 
* mkdir : makes a directory
 
* [[netstat]] : show network connections
 
** netstat -putan : show network connections in a sensible way
 
* [[ps]] : show running processes
 
** ps -A : show all running processes
 
** ps -ef : show all processes and their uptime
 
* [[route]] : manage the network routing table
 
* [[scp]] : copy over the network
 
* [[shred]] : wipe data off your computer
 
* [[sleep]] : waits for a given time
 
* [[ssh]] : call a program over the network on another computer
 
* [[strace]] : list all syscalls performed by a program
 
** strace -e open : list all files that a program reads/writes to/from
 
* [[tar]] : pack and unpack file archives
 
** tar -xvzf : unpack .tar.gz files
 
** tar -xvjf : unpack .tar.bz2 files
 
** tar -cvzf : pack to .tar.gz files
 
* [[top]] : show the top CPU/RAM consuming processes
 
* [[vmstat]] - how much I/O is your computer doing?
 
* [[which]] - where does a program lodge?
 
* [[xosview]] - gives you a nice overview about system load: CPU, disks, swap etc.
 
* [[zip]] - pack files so WinZip can extract them
 
 
 
= See also =
 
* [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Commands|pages that link to here]]
 
* [[software]]
 

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